Jessica Chavez v. Cedar Fair, LP

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc JESSICA CHAVEZ, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC93658 ) CEDAR FAIR, LP, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CLAY COUNTY The Honorable A. Rex Gabbert, Judge Opinion issued November 12, 2014 Twelve-year-old Jessica Chavez sustained injuries on a ride at Oceans of Fun Water Park and filed a suit for negligence against Cedar Fair, LP, which owns and operates Oceans of Fun. Following a jury trial, judgment was entered in favor of Ms. Chavez. On appeal from that judgment, Cedar Fair claims the trial court erred in instructing the jury that its…