Bray v. Bi-State Development Corporation
Missouri Court of Appeals
949 S.W.2d 93 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997)
Facts
Rosemary Bray (plaintiff) broke her shoulder, arm, and kneecap when she fell in a parking garage operated by Bi-State Development Corporation (BSDC) (defendant). Bray brought a personal-injury lawsuit against BSDC. At trial, BSDC introduced, over Bray’s objection, a computer-generated chart that showed the lighting levels in the parking garage at the time of Bray’s fall. The chart was the product of several computations performed by a computer. An expert witness testified that the computer program produced accurate results, and also thoroughly explained the relevant variables and results. The jury found in favor of BSDC. Bray appealed, arguing that BSDC did not lay a proper foundation for the computer-generated chart prior to introducing it into evidence.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Crane, J.)
What to do next…
Here's why 707,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
- Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 44,500 briefs, keyed to 983 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
- The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
- Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
- Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.
