Legal Opinion
Watson v. Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 10, 1973No. 56432PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMAN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Doris E. Watson, was seriously injured when the car she was driving “overshot” a T intersection and continued down a rock-strewn hillside 55 feet before coming to a stop. She filed this suit seeking damages from the City of Kansas City, based upon the contention that her injuries resulted from the failure of the City to warn of the dangerous condition existing at that place. Her husband joined in the action and sought a recovery for loss of her services and consortium. A trial resulted in a verdict for Doris in the amount of $75,000 and for William in the sum of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Bassett v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1873
- Smith v. Consolidated School District No. 2Supreme Court of Missouri · 1966
- Pearson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Cassidy v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Clinkenbeard v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
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3Cited by13 opinions
- O'Dell Ex Rel. O'Dell v. School District of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Rennie v. Belleview School DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- German v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- Lamar v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Schlueter v. City of Maryland HeightsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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