Hightower v. Edwards

MORGAN, Judge.

A jury awarded plaintiff, employee, $10,000 for injuries suffered when he fell into a hopper of the fertilizer spreader he was operating. The spreader had been provided by his employer, defendant Edwards, and was owned by a fertilizer sales company, defendant Handley. Judgment against each defendant was reversed by the Springfield Court of Appeals, and having sustained plaintiff’s application for transfer, we are to review the case “as on original appeal.” Rule 84.05(h), V.A.M.R.

Since defendants present different assignments of error, for the sake of clarity, we will consider…