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RICKETTS v. KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS OF MAINE

No. KCD 26956.

537 S.W.2d 613 (1976)

Harold RICKETTS, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS OF MAINE, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied June 1, 1976.

Application to Transfer Denied July 12, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe W. Coleman, Leonard A. O'Neal, Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

M. L. Kodas, James C. Logan, Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before DIXON, P. J., PRITCHARD, C. J., and WASSERSTROM, J.

DIXON, Presiding Judge.

This is the second appeal of plaintiff's common law action against the defendant for injuries received by plaintiff while engaged in employment as a laborer by defendant. Plaintiff's injuries were received when a portion of a concrete gutter being removed by plaintiff and fellow workers fell upon him. Plaintiff received a jury award of $150,000 on the second trial, and defendant appeals. The first trial resulted in a jury verdict for $125,000...

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