WOLLARD v. CITY OF KANSAS CITY

No. 74257.

831 S.W.2d 200 (1992)

Martha WOLLARD and Elwood H. Wollard, Appellants-Respondents, v. The CITY OF KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Respondent-Appellant, Martha WOLLARD and Elwood H. Wollard, Respondents, v. The CITY OF KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Rice, Kansas City, for appellant.

Richard N. Ward, Jeffrey L. Hess, Patricia R. Jensen, Kansas City, for respondent.

James J. Wilson, City Counselor, Helen D. Haskins, St. Louis, Dennis Budd, Asst. City Counselor, Springfield, for amici City of St. Louis and City of Springfield.

Robert O. Jester, Daniel N. Allmayer, Kansas City, for amici Mid-Am. Regional Counsel and 24 Cities and Counties.


COVINGTON, Justice.

Plaintiffs Martha Wollard and her husband, Elwood Wollard, appeal a judgment in which the trial court applied the damage limitation contained in § 537.610.2, RSMo 1986, to the verdict returned by the jury, thereby reducing Mrs. Wollard's recovery to $100,000. The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, affirmed. This Court granted transfer to consider whether § 537.610.2 applies to verdicts...

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