LEONARD BAPTIST CHURCH v. SEARS

Nos. ED 77874, ED 77955.

42 S.W.3d 833 (2001)

LEONARD MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, Plaintiff/Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied April 19, 2001.

Application to Transfer Denied May 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Lemonds, Erich Vieth, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Robert W. Cockerham, T. Michael Ward, St. Louis, MO, for respondent.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied April 19, 2001.

CRANDALL, Judge.

Defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, entered pursuant to a jury verdict, in favor of plaintiff, Leonard Missionary Baptist Church, in a strict liability action for damages sustained in a fire caused by a space heater. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the trial court's reduction...

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