Legal Opinion

Burrell Ex Rel. Schatz v. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided October 31, 2005No. 26598PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

This is a negligence case in which a jury awarded Robert C. Burrell (“Plaintiff’) damages for injuries he received during a collision between a vehicle owned by O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (“O’Reilly”) and a motorized scooter ridden by Plaintiff. O’Reilly tried to get contribution by joining Easy Living, Inc. (“ELI”) as a third-party defendant. This failed, however, because the trial court entered a summary judgment favorable to ELI.

On appeal, O’Reilly urges reversal because (a) the court allegedly gave an erroneous definitional instruction on “scope and course…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. McHaffie Ex Rel. McHaffie v. BunchSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
  3. Scheibel v. HillisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  4. Hildreth v. KeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
  5. Bachtel v. Miller County Nursing Home DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003

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3Cited by10 opinions

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