Legal Opinion

Durbin v. Cassalo

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 17, 1959No. 30091PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLFE, Judge.

This is a suit for damages arising out of personal injuries resulting from an assault and battery by defendant George Saffa upon the plaintiff. This occurred in a tavern owned by defendant Carlo Cassalo. The trial court directed a verdict for Cassalo and the jury returned a verdict against George Saffa in the sum of $1,000. From the resultant judgment the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

The plaintiff’s petition, after alleging the assault and battery by Saffa, charges that Saffa was a person of a “vicious, violent and disorderly disposition”, and that this was known to defendant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Baulec v. . New York Harlem R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. Hughes v. St. Louis National League Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
  3. Teters v. Kansas City Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  4. Lesch v. Terminal RR Ass'n of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  5. Priest v. F. W. Woolworth Five & Ten Cent StoreMissouri Court of Appeals · 1933

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Spencer v. KemnaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Anderson v. WeltyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. Brown v. Van NoyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Nappier v. KincadeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Cox v. CriderMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986

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