Legal Opinion
Fisher v. State Highway Com'n of Mo.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 17, 1997No. 79284PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*609BENTON, Judge.
On June 11, 1989, Joyce Fisher was riding her motorcycle on Highway 270 in St. Louis County. On the bridge over St. Charles Rock Road, her motorcycle tires became trapped in a groove left by the deterioration of the seal in an expansion joint. She lost control of the motorcycle and suffered serious permanent injuries.
Fisher sued the State Highway Commission of Missouri, contractor Millstone Construction Company, and subcontractor Iron-master Corporation, for negligence and strict liability. Richard Fisher, her husband, sued for loss of consortium. Before trial, the circuit court…
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