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KENTON v. HYATT HOTELS CORP.

No. 66839.

693 S.W.2d 83 (1985)

Kay KENTON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 7, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Waldeck, Thomas B. Alleman, Robert L. Driscoll, John C. Aisenberry, Terence J. Thum, Kansas City, for defendants-appellants.

Max W. Foust, Steven D. Steinhilber, James P. Frickleton, Duke W. Ponick, Jr., Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.

ROBERT G. DOWD, Special Judge.

Plaintiff, Kay Kenton, who had completed two years of law school obtained a jury verdict of $4,000,000 as compensatory damages for injuries sustained by the collapse of the suspended skywalks in the Hyatt Regency Hotel lobby, in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 17, 1981. On after-trial motions, the trial court concluded that the verdict was excessive and entered an order sustaining a motion for a new trial unless the plaintiff filed a...

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