Legal Opinion

Lemm v. Gould

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided January 8, 1968No. 53018PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Michael Scott Lemm, a child three years and ten months of age, was injured when he climbed through an opening between a baluster and a wooden column and fell to the ground from the front porch on the fourth floor of an apartment building in Kansas City. Michael sued Ida and Dan Gould, alleged owners of the building, in Count I for $250,000 damages for personal injuries. Michael’s parents sued the Goulds in Count II for $100,000 damages for loss of Michael’s services. From a judgment against both defendants, entered upon a jury verdict for plaintiffs for $179,000 on Count…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Kimmie v. Terminal Railroad Assn.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  2. Taylor v. New Jersey Highway AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
  3. Lindsey v. LeightonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  4. Crowe v. BixbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
  5. Gaddy v. Skelly Oil Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1953

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Hornbeck v. All American Indoor Sports, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Dildine v. FrichtelMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Carter v. Jones Truck Lines, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  4. Erhardt v. LoweMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Norwood Ex Rel. Norwood v. LazarusMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982

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