Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Normandy Orthopedics, Inc. v. Crandall
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 17, 1979No. 60678PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RENDLEN, Judge.
This is prohibition. The Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis (now Eastern) District, transferred the cause under Rule 83.02 after opinion, that we might reexamine the following question: Under what conditions does an injured party’s general release of an original tortfeasor operate to bar such party’s action against subsequent tort-feasors for alleged malpractice in the treatment of the original injuries?
The facts are not in dispute. A one-car accident occurred on October 29, 1970, in which Salvatore Taormina, riding as a guest in the automobile driven by James LaMan-tia,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ash v. MortensenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- Schumacher v. LeslieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Schumacher v. LeslieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Derby v. PrewittNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Liberty v. JA Tobin Construction Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Sanders v. AhmedSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012
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- Harris v. GrizzleWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
- Williams v. Physicians & Surgeons Community Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Neves v. PotterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1989
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