Legal Opinion
Means v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 12, 1977No. 59571PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Per curiam
In an opinion written by Simeone, P. J., the Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, affirmed a judgment for plaintiff and *782against defendant in the amount of $40,000 (the jury had returned a verdict for $65,-000); but transferred the case to this court pursuant to Mo.Const. art. V, § 10, saying, “We believe, however, that the authority of an appellate court to review the amount of the remittitur, both as to inadequacy or excessiveness when that issue is raised on appeal by the defendant should be reexamined by the Supreme Court. We therefore order this case transferred for that purpose.” We…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Brown v. St. Louis Public Service CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Murphy Ex Rel. Murphy v. LandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Hildreth v. KeyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by99 opinions
- Streater v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
- Norwilton Murray v. Fairbanks Morse, Beloit Power Systems, Inc., in No. 78-2224. Cross Appeal of Norwilton Murray, in No. 78-2225Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Giddens v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000
- Synergetics, Inc. v. Charles Richard Hurst, Jr. Michael McGowanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- State v. SweeneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
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