Legal Opinion
Smith v. Courter
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided January 12, 1976No. 58951Published
1Opinion of the Court
531 S.W.2d 743 (1976)
Ray SMITH, Appellant,
v.
Larry P. COURTER, M.D., et al., Respondents.
No. 58951.
Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.
January 12, 1976.
James W. Jeans and Lantz Welch, Kansas City, for appellant.
Donald E. Raymond, and Dean F. Arnold, Kansas City, for respondents.
BARDGETT, Justice.
This appeal involves the opening portions of a closing argument to the jury made by plaintiff-appellant's attorney (hereinafter plaintiff) which allegedly improperly injected punitive damages into the case. After opinion by the Missouri court of appeals, Kansas City district, defendants-respondents…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Smith v. Kansas City Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- State Ex Rel. Smith v. GreeneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
- Sparks v. AuslanderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- Taylor v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Dietrich v. Cape Brewery & Ice Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1926
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