Legal Opinion

Fordyce v. Montgomery

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided February 6, 1968No. 8628PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOGAN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Roswell L. Fordyce was injured in the course of a fight between defendant Randy Montgomery and one David Baldwin, Jr. In this action for compensatory and punitive damages, a jury unanimously found the controverted issues for the plaintiff, and assessed his actual damages at $650.00. In separate findings, the jury also awarded plaintiff $1,500.00 as punitive damages against defendant Randy Montgomery, and $3,000.00 as punitive damages against defendant Press Montgomery. On motion, the trial court set aside the award of punitive damages against defendant Press…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Beggs v. Universal CIT Credit CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  2. Steele v. WoodsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
  3. State Ex Rel. Hall v. CookSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  4. Gray v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. State ex rel. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Burnett v. GriffithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  2. Annbar Associates v. American Express Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Buck v. Union Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Glass Design Imports, Inc. v. Import SpecialtiesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  5. Linkogel v. Baker Protective Services, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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