The widow of a man killed in the partial roof collapse at a Midtown Kansas City, Missouri, Family Dollar store filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Jackson County Court.
Vicki Banks’ lawsuit names Arthur Fels Company, the property owner, and Family Dollar Stores of Missouri, LLC and Family Dollar, Inc.
Among the allegations included in the lawsuit, which was filed Monday, are “defendants had a duty to maintain the Store and its structural integrity, including the roof, in a reasonably safe manner.”
Larry Banks, 69, died July 27 when part of the roof collapsed and Banks was trapped in the rubble…