Tomlin v. Alford

HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

In this action plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $15,000 for personal injuries allegedly sustained from a fall in a storage shed used and occupied by defendant in the operation of a retail grocery store and meat market in Webster Groves, Missouri. The case has been twice tried, each trial resulting in a verdict for defendant. Plaintiff, on December 31, 1959, appealed from the judgment rendered in conformity with the last verdict. It appearing that the amount in dispute exceeds $7,500 and that the appeal was taken prior to January 1, 1960, jurisdiction lies in this…