Legal Opinion
Aaron v. Havens
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided October 18, 1988No. 70366PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Judge.
The trial court sustained the defendant landlord’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff tenant’s suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from a sexual assault by an intruder who had gained entry to her apartment through a window adjoining a fire escape. The plaintiff appealed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, which transferred the case to us because two cases involving somewhat similar issues were pending here. These have now been decided. See Madden v. C & K Barbecue Carryout, Inc., and Decker v. Gramex Corp., 758 S.W.2d 59 (Mo. banc…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Scheibel v. HillisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Madden v. C & K Barbecue Carryout, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1988
- Virginia D. v. Madesco Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- White v. MulvaniaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
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3Cited by51 opinions
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