Legal Opinion

DeBow v. Higgins

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided March 11, 1968No. 52812PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LACKLAND H. BLOOM, Special Judge.

This suit was instituted in Dallas County and was removed by change of venue to Laclede County. Appellants (herein referred to as plaintiffs) sought judgment in the trial court for actual damages of $15,000 and punitive damages of $50,000 arising out of alleged fraudulent misrepresentations of respondent (herein referred to as defendant) in the sale of a motel and gasoline service station. During and after the trial plaintiffs unsuccessfully sought to amend the prayer of their petition to conform to the alleged proof of actual damages of $18,600. The case was…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Shelby County R-IV School District v. HermanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1965
  2. Schlanger v. SimonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  3. Louis Steinbaum Real Estate Co. v. MaltzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  4. Jack L. Baker Companies v. Pasley Manufacturing & Distributing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  5. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. BarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Linda Jasperson, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Purolator Courier Corp., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,477 in Re: Mary Beth Usery, Debtor. Ewing B. Gourley Carol L. Gourley v. Mary Beth Usery Steven Usery James McLeod Trustee, Fred C. Moon, Trustee of the Estate of Mary Beth Usery, Mary Beth Usery Steven Usery James McLeod Trustee of the Shawn Usery Trust and the Stephanie Usery Trust, William Hart, Trustee Under Certain Deeds of Trust v. Ewing B. Gourley Carol L. Gourley E.B.G. Health Care Iii, Inc. E.B.G. Health Care Iv, Inc. Health Care Retirement Village, Inc. Health Care Laundry Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  3. Arie v. Intertherm, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Vaughan v. Taft Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  5. Auffenberg v. HafleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970

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