Legal Opinion
Smith v. Courter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 12, 1976No. 58951PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*745BARDGETT, Justice.
This appeal involves the opening portions of a closing argument to the jury made by plaintiff-appellant’s attorney (hereinafter plaintiff) which allegedly improperly injected punitive damages into the case. After opinion by the Missouri court of appeals, Kansas City district, defendants-respondents (hereinafter defendants) petitioned this court for transfer. The motion was sustained and the appeal transferred pursuant to Art. V, sec. 10, Mo.Const., as amended 1970.
Portions of the court of appeals opinion are utilized without use of quotation marks.
In this malpractice suit,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. GreeneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Hoehn v. HamptonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- Corley v. AndrewsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
- Burnett v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- McCormick v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
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