Legal Opinion

Christy v. Petrus

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 12, 1956No. 44994PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMAN, C.

[123] Action for damages wherein plaintiff sought ' to recover $7,500 actual and $10,000 punitive damages for his alleged wrongful discharge by his employer, defendant therein. At the commencement of the trial defendant objected to the introduction of any evidence in support of the allegations in the petition for the reason 'that the petition failed to state a claim upon -which relief could be 'granted. At that time he also called attention to his previously filed written motion to dismiss based upon the same ground. The court sustained both the objection and the motion and entered…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cummins v. Kansas City Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  2. Mezullo v. MaletzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  3. Odell v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
  4. Beegle v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  5. City of Charleston Ex Rel. Brady v. McCutcheonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950

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3Cited by105 opinions

  1. Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Adler v. American Standard Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
  3. Brown v. Transcon LinesOregon Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Kelly v. Mississippi Valley Gas Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1981

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