Legal Opinion
Leoffler v. Kansas City
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1972No. 25660PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIXON, Judge.
Plaintiff, appellant here, seeks damages for fire loss occurring as a result of acts of mob violence in Kansas City on April 10, 1968. The plaintiff’s petition was grounded on Section 537.140 V.A.M.S., which states:
“Any city of the first class or of the second class in which such acts [unlawful or riotous assembly] shall be committed shall be liable to the person or persons whose properties shall be destroyed or injured thereby, for the value of the properties so destroyed, or the damage thereto, and the same may be recovered by suit at law, without joining any person or persons…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McGhee v. WalshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
- Ballentine v. NesterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Komen v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
- State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- City of Kansas v. ZahnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by6 opinions
- Protection Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- State of Mo. Ex Rel. Gore v. WochnerDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1979
- Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 2 v. City of St. JosephMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
- Loeffler v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1977
- Hess v. St. Joseph Police Pension FundDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
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