Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided February 3, 1981No. 42298PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from the granting of defendant’s motion notwithstanding the verdict following a $5,000 jury award of damages to plaintiff. The cause of action arose out of an accident between a municipal street sweeper operated by a city employee and plaintiff’s automobile. The accident occurred on September 26,1977, in the City of St. Louis. The trial court granted defendant’s motion based upon the city’s tort immunity.
The facts are not in dispute. On September 26, the plaintiff’s automobile and a city street sweeper collided. 1 There was sufficient evidence from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jones v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Missano v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Cassidy v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Burke v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- Dallas v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Bandag of Springfield, Inc. v. Bandag, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Oberkramer v. City of EllisvilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Best v. SchoemehlMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Counts v. Morrison-Knudsen, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Larabee v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
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