Legal Opinion

Nance v. Kimbrow

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided February 22, 1972No. 56297PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACK P. PRITCHARD, Special Judge.

The sole issues are whether the trial court erred in granting respondents’ motion for new trial on its finding “that the verdict of the Jury, rendered on the 29th day of May, 1970, and fixing the Plaintiffs’ damages at Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200.00) is so grossly inadequate as to shock the conscience of the Court * * and whether it erred in granting the new trial on the issue of damages only, the rulings on both issues being claimed to have been an abuse of the trial court’s discretion.

Kenneth J. Nance’s prayer for damages was for $20,000.00. His spouse,…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Brown v. MooreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  2. Artstein Ex Rel. Artstein v. Pallo Ex Rel. PalloSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  3. Taylor v. St. Louis Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  4. Pretti v. HerreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  5. Sapp v. KeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. Bellerive Hotel, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  2. Heald v. CoxMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
  3. Midwest Library Service, Inc. v. Structural Systems, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Redican v. K Mart Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Turner ex rel. Turner v. SorrelsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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