Legal Opinion

Sheridan v. Sunset Pools of St. Louis, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 26, 1988No. 52764PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KAROHL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Sunset Pools of St. Louis, Inc. [Sunset] appeals a judgment of $28,-400.30 for plaintiffs, John and Nancy Sheridan, in a court-tried suit alleging negligence in the maintenance of plaintiffs’ swimming pool. Sunset contests the sub-missibility of plaintiffs’ case in that no negligence of the defendant was proven to be the proximate cause of the Sheridan’s damages.

To resolve the issue of submissibility in a negligence case, we view the evidence and inferences in the light most favorable to plaintiffs and disregard all contrary evidence and inferences. Morgan…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Hurlock v. Park Lane Medical Center, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Zeigenbein Ex Rel. Zeigenbein v. ThornsberrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
  4. City of Kennett v. AkersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  5. DeLisle v. Cape Mutual Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Business Men's Assurance Co. of America v. GrahamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  2. Elfrink v. Burlington Northern RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Garrett v. Overland Garage & Parts, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Wright v. Over-The-Road & City Transfer Drivers, Local Union No. 41Missouri Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Kaplan v. U.S. Bank, N.A.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2003

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