McClellan v. Highland Sales & Investment Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINS, Commissioner.
Action to require removal of remains from a grave (Count I), for actual damages (Count II), and punitive damages (Count III) for trespass upon the grave. Jury verdict on Counts II and III was for plaintiff for $550 actual and $1,000 punitive damages; Count I was dismissed by the court. Plaintiff appeals from the dismissal of Count I and from the award of a new trial to defendant on Count II; defendant appeals from the overruling of its motion for judgment in accordance with its motions for a directed verdict.
Both appellants assert jurisdiction in the supreme court on the…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nettleton Bank v. Estate of McGauheySupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
- State Ex Rel. Place v. BlandSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- Gibson v. SharpSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- State v. Consolidated Sch. Dist. No. 4 of Iron CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Billings v. PaineSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State ex rel. Nixon v. HoesterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
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