Legal Opinion

Harris v. City of Kansas City

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided August 2, 1988No. WD 40055PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Presiding Judge.

Appellants sued the City of Kansas City and Roy L. Jackson, Director of the city water department, claiming that defendants were negligent in failing to inform the fire department, which was called to combat a blaze at appellants’ residence, that water service in the area had been temporarily shut down. The trial court sustained defendants’ motion to dismiss the case. The issue is whether appellants’ petition stated a cause of action. We affirm.

The facts, for purposes of this appeal, are not in dispute. On October 3, 1985, water service in the area of appellants’…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Kanagawa v. State by and Through FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  2. Winston v. REORGANIZED SCH. DIST. R-2, ETC.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  3. Dallas v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  4. St. John Bank & Trust Co. v. City of St. JohnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Counts v. Morrison-Knudsen, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wollard v. City of Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
  2. Burns v. Black & Veatch Architects, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Fox v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. O'DELL v. City of BreckenridgeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Danella Southwest, Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1991

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