Legal Opinion

Carter v. Boys' Club of Greater Kansas City

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 31, 1977No. KCD 27998, KCD 27999PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWOFFORD, Presiding Judge.

Donna Marie Carter (incorrectly named in the briefs as Donna T. Carter), the mother of one Garen Brown (Garen) brought this suit for damages for his death by drowning on November 20, 1971 in a swimming pool operated by the Boys’ Club of Greater Kansas City (Club). The respondent will be hereafter referred to as plaintiff.

A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the Club and thereafter the trial court sustained plaintiff’s motion for a new trial upon the sole ground that Instruction No. 4 given to the jury was erroneous. A timely appeal was taken by the Club from such…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Burger v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1892
  2. McGee v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  3. Vasquez v. Village Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1962
  4. Bollman Ex Rel. Sanderson v. Kark Rendering PlantSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
  5. Berry v. HarmonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Lester v. SaylesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
  2. Jordan v. Robert Half Personnel Agencies of Kansas City, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. George v. Howard Construction Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Hopkins v. Goose Creek Land Co., Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Lange v. MarshallMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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