Legal Opinion
Shobe v. Borders
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1976No. KCD 27945PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Presiding Judge.
Appeal following judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Richard Shobe and against Jere Borders for $9,000 personal injuries and $1,000 property damage. Borders complains the cause of action was based on the violation of an Independence ordinance which is claimed to be unconstitutional because it purported to regulate conduct in a vague and arbitrary fashion. Affirmed.
At the time of the occurrence, Independence had in force an ordinance, one section of which read as follows:
SEC. 3.310. DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to let…
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- Howsley v. GilliamTexas Supreme Court · 1975
- In Re ArmisteadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
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3Cited by9 opinions
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