Legal Opinion

Courtney v. Ocean Accident & Guaranty Corp.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided September 4, 1940PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

* NOTE: Opinion filed at May Term, 1940, June 28, 1940; motion for rehearing overruled August 16, 1940; motion to transfer to Court en Banc filed, motion overruled at September Term, September 4, 1940. This is a garnishment proceeding resulting in a judgment for $8075.80 against the garnishee, and brought up by writ of error.

Mary Courtney brought suit against Warren R. Sprague, March C. Sprague (husband and wife) and Wallace M. Smith, for the alleged wrongful death of her husband, Edward Courtney, who was killed when an elevator, upon which he was standing, fell. The suit resulted in a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Parrent v. Mobile Ohio Railroad Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
  2. Nixon v. GammonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1921
  3. Hill v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp., Ltd.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
  4. Western Warehouse Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Home Mixture Guano Co. v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp., of LondonU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1910

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Walton v. United States Steel CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  2. Chancellor Development Co. v. BrandMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Salmons v. Dun & BradstreetSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  4. Brinkley v. United Biscuit Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  5. Department of Social Services v. Our Lady of Mercy HomeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990

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