Warren v. Paragon Technologies Group, Inc.

BENTON, Judge.

Defendants Paragon Technologies Group, Inc. and Coast Federal Mortgage Corporation appeal the trial court’s refusal to enforce a non-liability clause in a lease. The Court of Appeals transferred the ease to this Court due to the general interest and importance of the question presented. Mo.Const. art. V, sec. 10; Rule 83.02. Reversed and remanded.

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Plaintiff Marilyn Warren lived in an apartment complex managed by defendant Paragon and owned by defendant Coast Federal. Twice in January 1991, Warren slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk near her apartment.

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