Edwards v. Ornest Family Partnership

CRIST, Judge.

Slip and fall case affirmed. Respondent-Plaintiff slipped and fell on the seating area steps of the Arena in St. Louis. A jury awarded Plaintiff $55,000 and judgment was entered for that amount. Appellant-Defendant asserts Plaintiff did not make a submissible case for lack of proof of sufficient notice to Defendant of the alleged dangerous condition.

We review the evidence in a light most favorable to Plaintiff. Georgescu v. K Mart Corp., 813 S.W.2d 298, 299 (Mo. banc 1991). Plaintiff came to the Arena for the “Disney On Ice” performance. Her seat was five rows up from the walkway…