Legal Opinion
Chamberlain v. Mo.-Ark. Coach Lines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 4, 1945No. 39420PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHyde, P. J.
This is an action for $30,000.00 damages for personal injuries. A demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was sustained and plaintiff has appealed from the judgment of dismissal.
The question for decision is whether plaintiff split his cause of action, so as to bar this suit, by separately suing and recovering for the wrongful death of his wife in the same collision, in Chamberlain v. Mo.-Ark. Coach Lines, Inc., 351 Mo. 203, 173 S. W. (2d) 57.
Plaintiff filed both suits on May 14, 1941. After affirmance of the judgment in the wrongful death ease, plaintiff filed an amended petition herein in two…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cummins v. Kansas City Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Keith v. Willers Truck ServiceSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1936
- In Re Guardianship of Angela McMenamySupreme Court of Missouri · 1925
- Vaughn's Adm'r v. Louisville N. R. Co., Etc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- Jordan v. St. Joseph Railway, Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1934
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State, Ind. State Highway Com'n v. SpeidelIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- General Exchange Ins. Corp. v. YoungSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Grue v. HensleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- State v. WebsterNevada Supreme Court · 1972
- Buder v. FiskeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
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