Robert & Ann Horne vs. James Ebert & David Gwinn d/b/a Accu Plumbing

 

Venue:  Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, at Independence
Case No.: 99-CV-208249

Type of claim:  Negligence
Defendant's Attorney: Derrick A. Pearce, Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs

Facts:  Defendant was a plumbing subcontractor working at a residential home site.  Plaintiff came to the site to deliver a bathtub for installation.  An employee for Defendant assisted Plaintiff in carrying the bathtub through the house.  While carrying the tub, Plaintiff fell approximately 15 feet through a hole in the floor.  The hole was created for the placement of a fireplace.  Plaintiff claimed Defendant failed to warn him of the existence of the hole and negligently maneuvered the tub in a way to cause him to fall through the hole.  Plaintiff sustained a closed head injury and herniated disks in his neck and back.

Last demand: $500,000
Result:  Defense verdict

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