Legal Opinion
Derrick v. Norton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1998No. 73075PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AHRENS, Judge.
Plaintiff Margaret Derrick appeals from a directed verdict granted by the trial court for defendant Douglas C. Norton of Norton Fine Arts Studio (Norton). Derrick sought recovery for injuries sustained when a mirror installed by defendant on a closet door in her home fell on her. We reverse and remand.
Norton, who had been hired by Derrick to hang pictures in her apartment, installed the full-length mirror in a dressing room on June 23, 1993. All details with respect to the installation, including the decision to hang the mirror on the inside surface of a two-panel louvered door,…
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