STEVEN HARNER, Plaintiff-Respondent v. MERCY HOSPITAL JOPLIN

Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District In Division STEVEN HARNER, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SD37266 ) Filed: March 7, 2023 MERCY HOSPITAL JOPLIN, ) ) Defendant-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NEWTON COUNTY Honorable John LePage AFFIRMED Mercy Hospital Joplin (“Mercy”) appeals the trial court’s judgment after a jury verdict for Steven Harner (“Harner”) on Harner’s single claim of negligence alleging Mercy breached its duty to protect him from the criminal acts of a third person on Mercy property. Mercy presents three points on appeal. In Point I, Mercy asserts…