Legal Opinion
Morrissey v. Welsh Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1987No. 86-1778PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
The Welsh Company and Albert D. Welsh (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Welsh Company”),1 defendants in the above-entitled action, appeal from a judgment entered against them upon a jury verdict which found them jointly liable for the wrongful death of Jane Morrissey and for injuries suffered by plaintiffs Benedicte Monicat and Steven Crutcher. A five-story brick wall of a building owned by the Welsh Company collapsed during a thunderstorm and fell on a car in which Morrissey, Monicat, and Crutcher were sitting. The jury found the Welsh Company negligent in its…
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- Margie P. Hollins v. Robert Lee PowellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Means v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1977
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