Leggett & Platt - S-8 Exhibit 23.1

EX-23.1 5 s8ex23-1_021102.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS Leggett & Platt - S-8 Exhibit 23.1 - February 11, 2002

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 31, 2001, relating to the financial statements of Leggett & Platt, Incorporated, which appears in Leggett & Platt, Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
February 11, 2002