Legal Opinion
Devault v. Truman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 8, 1946No. 39558PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Action for damages on account of alleged illegal confinement in a state hospital for the insane. The trial court sustained separate motions to dismiss the cause, entered judgment of dismissal and taxed the costs against the plaintiff. Plaintiff has appealed.
The action was instituted on November 6, 1944. Plaintiff's first amended petition, to which the motions to dismiss were directed, alleged: (1) That plaintiff "is a duly licensed and practising lawyer of the State of Missouri and has been for many years endeavoring to practice law in Jackson County.
"(2) That in and during the year 1931,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gerber v. Schutte Investment Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1946
- Rositzky v. RositzkySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Dritt v. SnodgrassSupreme Court of Missouri · 1877
- Woodruff v. ShoresSupreme Court of Missouri · 1945
- Koewing v. Greene County Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Clinton v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Horton E. Ryan, Individually and as Next Friend of Shana Ryan v. W. T. ScogginCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Sherrill v. WilsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Dixon v. ShaftonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Sheehan v. SheehanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
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