Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Lawrence County Jail
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1997No. 21261PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, Chief Judge.
On May 6, 1996, Plaintiff filed a “Petition in Replevin” against certain Lawrence County Jail officials alleging that they unlawfully “seized” $316.90 of his money. Subsequently, the trial court sustained Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action. Plaintiff appeals pro se.
Plaintiff’s brief consists of eight pages. His statement of facts is essentially a one-paragraph, single-page recitation of the procedural history of his case. Plaintiffs lone point relied on is equally deficient.
The requirements for an appellant’s brief are found in Rule…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wipfler v. BaslerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- Hoffman v. KoehlerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Johnson v. St. Mary's Health CenterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Johnson v. PatrickMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
- Overall v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
3Cited by6 opinions
- Carroll v. AAA Bail BondsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- Murphy v. ShurMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- In re the Interest of S.I.G.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2000
- State v. JacksonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
- Pullen v. PullenMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
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