Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Bi-State Development Agency
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 13, 1990No. 72019PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff had a verdict for a slip and fall on the steps of a bus from which she was alighting. The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for. judgment notwithstanding the verdict but denied its motion for new trial. The court of appeals affirmed. We granted transfer and, taking the case as on initial appeal, reverse and remand for a new trial.
The accident occurred about 10:00 A.M. on February 27, 1984. Snow had been falling for two hours. The driver had placed salt on the steps at the beginning of the run. Snow continued to fall during the run. The…
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- Alvey v. Sears, Roebuck and CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- Devoto v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1951
- Patton v. May Department Stores Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1988
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