Legal Opinion
Firestone v. Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 25, 1985No. 66840PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Judge.
Plaintiff obtained a jury verdict of $15,-000,000 damages for injuries suffered when suspended balconies in the Hyatt Regency Kansas City Hotel fell on July 17, 1981. The trial court entered an order granting defendants a new trial unless plaintiff filed a remittitur of $2,250,000 “because the verdict is against the weight of the evidence.” Plaintiff filed the required remittitur and the court entered judgment for plaintiff for $12,750,000. Defendants appealed and, in addition to asserting trial errors, claimed the damage award as reduced by remittitur was still excessive. They…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by90 opinions
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