Harriman v. Smith

SIMON, Presiding Judge.

Frank Smith, Margaret Smith, and Chris Smith, respondents herein, filed an amended motion to dismiss the amended petition of William Harriman, appellant, on the grounds that: (1) no claim for relief exists in Missouri entitling appellant to recover under a social host “dramshop” theory; (2) a judgment in a prior lawsuit with its subsequent acknowledgment and satisfaction of judgment barred appellant’s cause of action; and (3) no authority supports appellant’s claim for punitive damages in a wrongful death action. Based on respondents’ motion, the trial court dismissed…