Stoddard County jury awards plaintiff $475,000 in Common Pleas Courthouse personal injury case

A Stoddard County jury in Bloomfield, Missouri, Friday night found the State of Missouri at fault and awarded $475,000 to a woman who fell down the basement stairs of Cape Girardeau’s Common Pleas Courthouse.

The jury deliberated about three hours before returning the verdict in the personal-injury case. The verdict had the support of nine of the 12 jurors.

The jury concluded the woman was 10% at fault. As a result, the award would be reduced by $47,500 to $427,500, according to an attorney involved in the case.

Pamela and Kelly Allen of Cape Girardeau sued over serious injuries Pamela Allen sustained in 2013 when she fell down stairs leading to the basement of the historic courthouse.

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