Legal Opinion
Kirk Wallace, a Minor, by His Next Friend, Vernon Wallace v. Knapp-Monarch Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1956No. 15439_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOGEL, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Kirk Wallace, was at the time with which we are concerned herein an infant of the age of 7 weeks. He was a resident of the State of Missouri. The defendant-appellee is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and licensed to do business in the State of Missouri. Diversity of citizenship and the statutory amount satisfy jurisdictional requirements. The action is one for damages by reason of personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on November 8, 1951, as a result of being very seriously scalded by steam or boiling water from…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- McCloskey Ex Rel. McCloskey v. KoplarSupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Harke v. HaaseSupreme Court of Missouri · 1934
- Russell v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- George Alexander v. Inland Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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