SAPP v. MORRISON BROTHERS CO.

No. WD 68928.

295 S.W.3d 470 (2009)

Patricia SAPP, Sheila Bennett, Christine Phillips and Arcie Sapp, Jr., Appellants, v. MORRISON BROTHERS COMPANY and Eckelberry Service Co., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

As Modified June 23, 2009.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied June 23, 2009.

Application for Transfer Denied November 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Kent Emison, Lexington, and David L. Steelman, Rolla, for appellants.

Susan Ford Robertson, Columbia, for respondent.

Before VICTOR C. HOWARD, P.J., and JOSEPH M. ELLIS and ALOK AHUJA, JJ.


ALOK AHUJA, Judge.

In this wrongful-death case, Plaintiffs-Appellants, the survivors of Arcie Sapp ("the Sapps"), appeal from the trial court's denial of their motion for new trial following a jury verdict in favor of Defendant-Respondent Morrison Brothers Company. The Sapps argue that they are entitled to a new trial because of: (1) a juror's misconduct in intentionally withholding information during voir dire; (2) the trial court's refusal to give a limiting instruction...

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