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Top citers, strongest first. 5 distinct citers.
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cited
Cited as authority (rule)
Dimple \Denise\" Kelly v. City of Lee's Summit
Abbott v. Missouri Gas Energy, 375 S.W.3d 104, 107 (Mo. App. W.D. 2012) (internal citations omitted).
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Cited as authority (rule)
Lillian M. Lewellen v. Universal Underweriters Insurance Company Chad Franklin, Chad Franklin National Auto Sales North, LLC and CFS Enterprises, Inc.
Abbott v. Mo. Gas Energy, 375 S.W.3d 104, 108 (Mo. App. 2012).
discussed
Cited as authority (rule)
Robert L. Johnson, Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. Auto Handling Corporation, and Cottrell, Inc., Appellant/Cross-Respondent.
E.g., Abbot v. Mo. Gas Energy, 375 S.W.3d 104, 107 (Mo. App. W.D. 2012) (noting MAI 17.02 was used in case involving gas company’s negligent failure to inspect, repair, and respond to gas leak, but court did not analyze whether MAI 17.02 was proper).
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Advantage Buildings & Exteriors, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.
Here, the court acknowledged that it erred in submitting Instruction No. 8 but concluded that there was no prejudice based on Barnett, 963 S.W.2d 639 . “[T]he party offering the erroneous instruction has the burden of showing that the erroneous instruction ‘created no substantial potential for prejudicial effect.’ ” Abbott v. Missouri Gas Energy, 375 S.W.3d 104, 107 (Mo.App.2012).
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Cited as authority (rule)
Thomas v. McKeever's Enterprises, Inc.
Mathes, 200 S.W.3d at 105 . “[Wjhere there is deviation from an applicable MAI instruction which does not need modification under the facts in the particular case, prejudicial error will be presumed unless it is made perfectly clear by the proponent of the instruction that no prejudice could have resulted from such deviation.” Abbott v. Missouri, Gas Energy, 375 S.W.3d 104, 109 (Mo.App.
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Roberta SMITH
v.
Hillary HOFFMAN, M.D.
v.
Hillary HOFFMAN, M.D.
Nos. WD 73565, WD 73569.
Missouri Court of Appeals.
Jun 5, 2012.
375 S.W.3d 104
Timothy Frets, Mary O’Connell, John Witten, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant, St. Joseph Med. Center., Brian Nieeswanger, Overland Park, KS, Lorraine Mosimann, Lee’s Summit, MO, for Appellant, Seematter, M.D., Walter Simpson, Daniel Craig, Kansas City, MO, for Respondent.
Published
ORDER
PER CURIAM:St. Joseph Medical Center and Dr. Hillary Hofmann Seematter appeal from the trial court’s decision to grant Ms. Roberta Smith’s motion for new trial.
For reasons stated in the memorandum provided to the parties, we affirm. Rule 84.16(b).