Opinion

Kettler v. Hampton

  • 365 S.W.2d 518
  • 1963 Mo. LEXIS 881
Court
Supreme Court of Missouri
Filed
Jan 14, 1963
Status
Published
Author
Leedy
On the bench
Bohling, Leedy, Eager, Stockard, Storckman
Cited by
23 cases

stating that “[ojrdinarily, the duties imposed by the law of negligence arise out of circumstances and are based on foreseeability or reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is a likely result of acts or omissions.”

How later courts described this case

  • stating that “[ojrdinarily, the duties imposed by the law of negligence arise out of circumstances and are based on foreseeability or reasonable anticipation that harm or injury is a likely result of acts or omissions.”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

LEEDY, J., and EAGER, P. J.,

concur in result and concur in the opinion except that portion holding that Instruction No. 2 was prejudicially erroneous.

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