Legal Opinion
Bass v. Bi-State Development Agency
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1983No. 45923PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.
James Bass, respondent, brought this action against Bi-State Development Agency, appellant, alleging negligence in an incident in which he was injured when a metal bolt was thrown through the window of a bus. A jury awarded respondent $82,000. Appellant maintains the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict. We reverse.
Appellant Bi-State Development Agency, a body corporate and politic organized under Chapter 70.370 RSMo, operates a public bus transportation system in the metropolitan St. Louis area.
On October 31, 1979, respondent James Bass,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Vietmeier v. VossSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
- Branstetter v. GerdemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1955
- Probst Ex Rel. Probst v. SeyerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- Stevens v. Wetterau Foods, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Dulley v. BerkleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Delisi v. St. Luke's Episcopal-PresbyTerian Hospital, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Bruner v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
- Sanford v. Bi-State Development AgencyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Courtney v. EmmonsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Wilson v. KaufmannMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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