Legal Opinion
Yantzi v. Norton
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 18, 1996No. WD 51380PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
Plaintiffs allege that Defendant was negligent in attempting to repair the foundation of their home. In support of their claim, they presented the testimony of two persons who were experts in the field of foundation inspection and evaluation. The jury returned a verdict of $75,000 for Plaintiffs. The trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict to Defendant on the basis that, because he was a professional engineer, only another professional engineer was qualified to testify as to the competence of his advice. As neither of Plaintiffs’ experts were…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Buck v. Union Electric Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1994
- Tompkins v. BiseSupreme Court of Kansas · 1996
- Komeshak v. Missouri Petroleum Products Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1958
- Annen v. TrumpMissouri Court of Appeals · 1995
- Brennan v. St. Louis Zoological ParkMissouri Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts v. McDonaghSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003