LITCHFIELD v. MAY DEPT. STORES

No. 60793.

845 S.W.2d 596 (1992)

Michael LITCHFIELD, By and Through Jeffrey LITCHFIELD, His Father and Next Friend, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. The MAY DEPARTMENT STORES COMPANY, Defendant/Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Two.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied January 7, 1993.

Application to Transfer Denied February 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton M. Greenberg, St. Louis, for plaintiff/appellant.

Eugene K. Buckley, St. Louis, for defendant/respondent.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied January 7, 1993.

GRIMM, Judge.

In this jury-tried negligence case, plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff, 5 years old at the time of this incident, was injured when a display bookcase or entertainment center, positioned on a 6-inch pedestal, fell on him at one of defendant's Venture stores. The incident occurred as plaintiff was attempting to open the doors of the display...

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