Sparks v. Lead Belt Beer Co.

EAGER, Judge.

Plaintiff has appealed from an order dismissing his case. The petition alleged: that plaintiff was the owner of a certain building in Desloge, Missouri; that defendant was engaged in the distribution of beer; that plaintiff had “rented” the building for the storage of beer on a month to month basis; that defendant negligently loaded the floors with a grossly excessive number of cases of beer, far exceeding the structural ability of the building; that defendant failed to exercise ordinary care to “provide for the excessive weight,” and that as a result of this excessive weight the…