Linda Anderson, Derriel Anderson v. James E. Malloy, Peter Zes, Edward J. Gibson

LAY, Chief Judge.

Linda and Derriel Anderson appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict rendered against them in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Andersons claim the trial court abused its discretion in excluding portions of the plaintiffs’ evidence. We agree, and accordingly vacate the district court’s judgment and remand the case for a new trial.

In January and February of 1979, the Andersons were guests in a motel in the St. Louis area owned and operated by the defendants, Malloy, Zes, and Gibson. On the evening of February 7, 1979, while Linda…