Alexander v. State

RENDLEN, Judge.

Plaintiff Bobby Alexander appeals from a judgment and order entered in favor of defendant State of Missouri on the state’s motion for judgment on the pleadings or in the alternative for summary judgment. The trial court sustained the motion and in effect dismissed plaintiff’s claim for failure to state a cause of action. Because no evidence or supporting affidavits were offered, we examine only the pleadings to determine whether as a matter of law a cognizable action is stated. Plaintiff alleges that he fell from a ladder while servicing elevators in the Jefferson State Office…