Cain v. Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission

239 S.W.3d 590 (2007)

Hortense CAIN, Respondent,

v.

MISSOURI HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, Appellant.

No. SC 88271.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

December 4, 2007.

Zachary T. Cartwright, Jr., Gary J. Holtmeyer, Jr., Richard L. Tiemeyer, Jefferson City, MO, for Appellant.

Peter P. Fiore, Jr., Murray Stone, St. Louis, MO, for Respondent.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Introduction

Hortense Cain, an inmate at a state prison, was injured while working on a crew assigned to maintain highway right-of-ways. Following a jury trial of her claim, the circuit court entered judgment awarding her damages…