Durbin v. St. Louis Slag Products Co.

Plaintiff Larry T. Durbin recovered an $82,875 judgment against the defendant, St. Louis Slag Products Company, Inc. (St. Louis Slag), in a personal injury action stemming from a tractor-trailer accident at a construction site in Pana. In a contribution action filed by St. Louis Slag against M-R Construction Company (M-R), the jury determined M-R was 15% negligent in causing the accident. St. Louis Slag raises the following issues on appeal: (1) plaintiff failed to prove that St. Louis Slag owed a duty to plaintiff and failed to prove St. Louis Slag breached that duty; (2) the jury verdict is…