Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Byrnes
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 14, 1954No. 43646PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, C.
In this action by Mr. and Mrs. Perkins for the wrongful death of their son Cal the trial court directed a verdict for the defendants at the close of all the evidence. The defendants, Rose and Margaret Byrnes, own and operate a rural resort, a picnic ground and recreation area, on Big River, in Jefferson County, known as Byrnes Mill. In the resort area there is a concession stand, a picnic ground, some cabins built on leased ground, and an old mill dam across Big River. Byrnes Mill had been in operation “a great number of years off and on” and tbe resort season was from May 30th to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Hughes v. St. Louis National League Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1949
- Hudson v. Kansas City Baseball Club, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1942
- Berberet v. Electric Park Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- City of Longmont v. SwearingenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1927
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Breanne Bennett v. Hidden Valley Golf and Ski, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Norma Tarshis v. Lahaina Investment Corporation, a Hawaii Corporation, D/B/A Royal Lahaina HotelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Niemczyk v. BurlesonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
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