Legal Opinion
Cook v. Kansas City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 13, 1948No. 40528PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[431]
BARRETT, C.
This is an action for damages for injuries to the plaintiffs’ residence. The injuries are alleged to have been caused by blasting. The jury, by a nine to three verdict, found for the plaintiffs and assessed their damages at $25,000. The trial court reduced the verdict to $10,000 and the city appeals.
[432] The controversy arose out of the construction in 1938 to 1939 of a W. P. A. sponsored sewer on State Line Road. Kansas City sponsored the project, furnishing the materials and supplies, including dynamite and certain professional services and W. P. A. furnished the labor. The…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Donovan v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Theobald v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- State v. SnyderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
- Kansas City v. RathfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Hunt v. City of BoonvilleSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Askew v. KoppSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
- St. Joseph Light & Power Co. v. Kaw Valley Tunneling, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Brines by and Through Harlan v. CibisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
- Bine v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Fletcher v. City of IndependenceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
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