Legal Opinion

Counts v. Morrison-Knudsen, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1983No. 13189PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLANIGAN, Judge.

Plaintiffs James Counts and Ernestine Counts, husband and wife, brought this action against six defendants, including the City of Sikeston, a municipal corporation. Five business corporations are the other defendants. The city filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that the [second amended] petition failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted against the city. The trial court sustained the motion, dismissed the action with respect to the city, and designated its order of dismissal to be a final judgment for purposes of appeal as permitted by Rule 81.06. 1 The…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Jones v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  2. Bartley v. Special School District of St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  3. State Ex Rel. Allen v. BarkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
  4. Salmon v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  5. Oberkramer v. City of EllisvilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Speck v. Union Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1987
  2. State Ex Rel. Trimble v. RyanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  3. STATE EX INF. RIEDERER v. CollinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Luethans v. Washington UniversityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Yount v. Bd. of Educ. for City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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