SHINE v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 51671.

737 S.W.2d 203 (1987)

Donald and Helen SHINE, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Five.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied September 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris Gregory Black, St. Louis, for plaintiffs-appellants.

James A. Daugherty, Leo E. Eickhoff, Jr., Thad Hollie, Jr., Thomas J. Horn, David C. Fairchild, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


CARL R. GAERTNER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs, Donald and Helen Shine, sued Southwestern Bell Telephone Company alleging that Donald sustained personal injuries caused by defendant's negligence on September 6, 1974. A jury assessed Donald's damages at $30,000 and his wife's damages for loss of consortium at $5,000. The jury also determined defendant to be 60% at fault and Donald, 40%. The trial court sustained the defendant's motion for new trial designating instructional...

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