Legal Opinion
Kelley v. DeKalb Energy Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided November 23, 1993No. 075757PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Judge.
DeKalb AgResearch, Inc. — a predecessor to Defendant DeKalb Energy Company— employed Plaintiff Jerry Kelley at its Sike-ston facility. In 1980, DeKalb built “corn flamers” by mounting flame-making machines on tractors, for the purpose of flaming corn plants just enough to retard their growth.
On July 15, 1982, DeKalb AgResearch and Pfizer Genetics, Inc., spun off DeKalb-Pfizer Genetics, a general partnership. As part of the partnership agreement, DeKalb-Pfizer obtained ownership of the Sikeston facility and its corn flamer. Kelley continued as a partnership employee.
On June 11,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Badami v. GaertnerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1982
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- Ballinger v. Gascosage Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
- Anderson v. SteurerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
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