Legal Opinion

Kelly v. St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 17, 1992No. WD 44374PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ULRICH, Judge.

Betty Kelly and Michael Kelly, the surviving spouse and son of the Reverend Rex Kelly, deceased, appeal from the judgment in favor of St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City (“St. Luke’s Hospital”). Appellants sued St. Luke’s Hospital for the alleged wrongful death of the Reverend Kelly, contending that the hospital is vicariously liable for purportedly negligent emergency room treatment by physicians, Drs. Michael Weaver and Henry Arst.

Appellants’ appeal is limited to three issues. First, appellants contend that the trial court erred in striking their amended claim, which averred…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hemminghaus v. FergusonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1948
  2. School District of Independence, No. 30 v. U.S. Gypsum Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Smith v. Inter-County Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  4. Around the World Importing, Inc. v. Mercantile Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Ballinger v. Gascosage Electric CooperativeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Simmons v. Tuomey Regional Medical CenterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000
  2. Scott v. SSM Healthcare St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Coats v. HickmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Coon Ex Rel. Coon v. American Compressed Steel, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Lipschitz v. SteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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