Legal Opinion
Abbate v. Tortolano
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 16, 1990No. WD 41840PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FENNER, Judge.
The appellants herein are Peter J. Ab-bate and his wife Mary Abbate. This appeal arises from rulings by the trial court that appellants’ action against Respondent Warfield Electric Company is barred by the applicable statute of limitations, § 516.120, RSMo 1986, and that appellants failed to comply with the requirements regarding substitution of a defendant following a filing of suggestion of death, Rule 52.13(a)(1), and failed to obtain personal jurisdiction over defendant Tortolano.
The underlying cause of action originates from an automobile accident occurring June 6, 1980,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Home Building Corp. v. Ventura Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1978
- Roberts Fertilizer, Inc. v. SteinmeierMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
- Griffin v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Want v. LeveMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
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- Preston v. PrestonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991
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