Porter v. City of St. Louis

Introduction *169Mark Porter ("Appellant") appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, following a jury trial, in favor of the City of St. Louis ("Respondent"). Appellant sued Respondent for negligently failing to repair a downed stop sign which led to Appellant's car accident. Appellant argues the trial court erred by: 1.) excluding a key witness's prior inconsistent statements, and 2.) allowing Respondent to argue prejudicial facts outside of the record during closing argument. For the reasons explained herein, we reverse and remand.

Factual Background

On January 7, 2008,…