PEELER v. DeWITT

No. WD 56619.

3 S.W.3d 894 (1999)

James D. PEELER and Eleanor Sue Peeler, Appellants, v. Lyle DeWITT, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

October 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Reed and Ronald J. Stites, Kansas City, for Appellant.

Michael G. Norris, Overland Park, for Respondent.


PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

When James D. Peeler fell on steps to the Sullivan County courthouse, he and his wife sued Lyle DeWitt, a retired architect who had gratuitously advised the county about specific repairs it should make to its deteriorating courthouse. The Peelers averred that DeWitt had an obligation to point out to the county the lack of handrails on the steps because, as an architect whom the county consulted about renovations to the courthouse, he should...

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