[DOWNLOAD] "Joseph Littleton Derboven v. Elbert H" by Missouri Court of Appeals Kansas City District * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Joseph Littleton Derboven v. Elbert H
- Author : Missouri Court of Appeals Kansas City District
- Release Date : January 20, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 77 KB
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This case, written on reassignment, involves an appeal from a judgment in a death action against the landlord defendant and a cross appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of the tenant defendant. The appeal involves complex issues both procedural and substantive which can best be presented against the detailed background both factual and procedural. The trial of this wrongful death action in the court below resulted in a jury verdict of $15,000 in favor of plaintiffs against Elbert H. Stockton and Ruth M. Stockton, defendants and lessors of the Randolph Tavern where the thirty-three year old decedent, Ruby Elizabeth Derboven, perished in a fire which had its origin in an act of arson. The plaintiffs were the husband and two minor sons of the decedent. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, Ray Curtis, the lessee and proprietor of the tavern at the time of the decedent's death. This appeal has been taken by the defendants Stockton from the judgment against them. The plaintiffs appeal that part of the judgment favorable to the defendant Curtis.