Legal Opinion
Reichert v. Lynch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided May 31, 1983No. 64614PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMAR, Judge.
This case has a lengthy history. The case was first submitted on a primary negligence theory resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendant. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reversed and remanded for a new trial because of defects in the instruction on contributory negligence. Reichert v. Lynch, 613 S.W.2d 710 (Mo.App.1981).
The plaintiff submitted the case on humanitarian negligence at the second trial and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for $8,000. The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Turner ex rel. Turner v. SorrelsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Slack v. EnglertMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
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