Legal Opinion
Boyer v. Fisk
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1981No. 43381PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRIST, Presiding Judge.
Appeal from the setting aside of a default judgment. We reverse.
On January 3, 1980, Roy Boyer filed suit against Carl and Betty Fisk for conversion of his prefabricated house. He sought $30,-000.00 in actual damages and $100,000.00 in punitive damages. On January 12, a deputy sheriff of Jefferson County served the Fisks a standard summons stating:
You are hereby summoned to appear before the above named court and to file your pleading to the petition, [a] copy of which is attached hereto, and serve a copy of your pleading upon [the] attorney for plain tiff [at his…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Edson v. FahySupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- Shelton v. JulianMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Harriman v. Household Finance Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
- Defford v. Zurheide-Hermann, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Gregg v. JohnstonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Kohn v. City of Miami BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Johns v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Brummit v. O'Fallon Bros. Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Welty v. State Board of Chiropractic ExaminersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Snelling v. StephensonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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