Jones v. St. Louis Housing Authority

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiff sued three defendants for the wrongful death of her son. Plaintiff’s son, Larry Jones, was struck in the head by a stick thrown from a Toro lawn mower. The jury found defendants St. Louis Housing Authority (Housing Authority) negligent as landowner and Geter Rhymes, d/b/a Rhymes Landscaping Company, negligent as operator of the lawn mower. The jury found in favor of Toro Company, the manufacturer of a riding lawn mower, on plaintiff’s products liability claim. It returned a verdict for total damages of $250,-000 against defendants Housing Authority and Rhymes. It…