LeSage v. Dirt Cheap Cigarettes and Beer, Inc.

102 S.W.3d 1 (2003)

Robert LeSAGE, Appellant,

v.

DIRT CHEAP CIGARETTES AND BEER, INC., Respondent.

No. SC 84872.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 22, 2003.

Spencer E. Farris, St. Louis, for appellant.

Mary Anne Lindsey, St. Louis, for respondent.

MICHAEL A. WOLFF, Judge.

Robert LeSage, claiming to be the unwed father of Brandi Roussin's unborn child, brought this action for the wrongful death of the child, who died when Brandi Roussin was shot to death.

The trial court dismissed LeSage's claim. The Court of Appeals, Eastern District, after opinion, transferred the case to this Court. This Court…