Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Research Medical Center v. Peters
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1982No. WD 33089PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHANGLER, Judge.
This proceeding in mandamus petitions us to direct the trial court, as a matter of right, to dismiss an action for wrongful death as within the bar of limitations. The precise question the proceeding poses is: whether the 1979 amendment to the wrongful death statutes which enlarges the period of limitations applies to an existent cause of action.
On June 6, 1979, Everett Peace, Jr. died. The statutes then extant [§§ 537.080 and 537.100, RSMo 1969] prescribed that every action for wrongful death be commenced within two years after accrual and that the spouse or minor children…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Nelms Ex Rel. Nelms v. BrightSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
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3Cited by34 opinions
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