Legal Opinion
State Ex Inf. Ashcroft v. Kansas City Firefighters Local No. 42
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1984No. WD 33928PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment taken by the State of Missouri against the membership of Kansas City Firefighters Local No. 42, an unincorporated association, as a defendant class. The petition was on a theory of tort to recover damages occasioned to the State by the activation of the National Guard to perform the function of the Kansas City Firefighters during a period of illegal strike. The court entered a judgment for compensatory [$128,782.72] and punitive [$25,000.00] damages.
The appeal questions (1) the validity of the action procedure which issued in judgment (2) the…
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