Legal Opinion
Gaines v. Monsanto Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1983No. 46216PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAROHL, Judge.
Plaintiffs, the parents of Kasandra Gaines, appeal after the trial court dismissed their petition for wrongful death of their daughter with prejudice. The adult daughter, Kasandra Gaines, was employed as a secretary at defendant Monsanto Company’s headquarters. Burton Woods III, who had previously been convicted of rape and robbery, also worked at defendant’s headquarters as a mail clerk. Subsequently, Woods killed Kasandra Gaines at her apartment, and was convicted of capital murder.
Defendant’s motion to dismiss alleged five grounds: (1) the Statute of Limitations, § 537.100…
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