Singleton v. Charlebois Construction Co.

LOWENSTEIN, Presiding Judge.

This case involves a tort action for personal injuries to plaintiff/appellant Ted Singleton and his wife’s consortium claim. On a Saturday afternoon, April 15th, Ted and his wife decided to look around a house under construction in contemplation of purchasing it. The new home in Columbia, Missouri was being built by respondent Charlebois Construction Co. (Charlebois). The partially finished home had a “For Sale” sign in the front yard. The sign simply gave the real estate company’s name and phone number. Ted had seen the sign in the yard of this site some two weeks…