Parker v. Bruner

This cause was certified to this Court, under Rule 83.01 by a dissenting judge in the Southern District of the Court of Appeals. The certifying judge deems the principal opinion in the Court of Appeals contrary to the decisions in Greco v. Anderson, 615 S.W.2d 429 (Mo.App.1980) and Breece v. Jett, 556 S.W.2d 696 (Mo.App.1977). He believes Greco and Breece “require proof of seduction by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence * * * [and] that the majority opinion does not require such proof.”

In Greco, there is no mention of the burden of proof required in a seduction case. In Breece, the…