Legal Opinion
Aetna Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1968No. 18875PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the alleged negligence of an architect in supervising the construction of a project. The appellant Aetna Insurance Company, a Corporation, (Aetna) sued Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., hereafter referred to as “Architect,” for damages occasioned by the alleged negligent failure of the Architect in supervising the construction of a Terminal Plaza at Lambert-St. Louis Airport.
The jury awarded Aetna damages of $15,000 but the District Court (E.D.Mo.) sustained the Architect’s Motion for Judgment in Accordance with its Motion for a Directed Verdict (n.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Miller v. DeWittAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
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