Koirtyohann v. Washington Plumbing & Heating Co.

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered against her in accordance with a jury verdict in a wrongful death case. A prior judgment with the same result was reversed by the Supreme Court because of an erroneous contributory negligence instruction. See Koirtyohann v. Washington Plumbing and Heating Co., 471 S.W.2d 217 (Mo.1971).

A full discussion of the facts of the case are contained in that opinion and will not be repeated here. Plaintiff’s decedent was a foreman for the City of Washington and was supervising the relocation of a water line at the time of his death. He…