Lifritz v. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
WEIER, Commissioner.
Plaintiff, the purchaser of an aluminum stepladder from defendant company, fell from the ladder and sustained personal injuries. The trial court sustained defendant's motion for a new trial after a verdict and judgment awarded plaintiff the sum of $7,900.00. We reverse and remand, with instructions to reinstate the verdict and judgment.
Harold Lifritz, the plaintiff, was 45 years of age and for 22 years had been an engineer for the Norfolk & Western Railroad. Weighing 173 pounds, he stood five feet ten and one-half inches.
On August 9, 1967, Mr. Lifritz purchased a six-foot…
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