State Supreme Court / Mo.

Gast v. Ebert

Decided November 17, 1987. William Howard Billings wrote the opinion for the court.

739 S.W.2d 545 · Cited 68 times

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Zafft v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 676 S.W.2d 241
Elliott v. Harris · 423 S.W.2d 831
Huttegger v. Davis · 599 S.W.2d 506
Shepherd v. American States Insurance Co. · 671 S.W.2d 777
Brown v. Upjohn Co. · 655 S.W.2d 758
Thompson v. Parker · 608 S.W.2d 415
Bogus v. Birenbaum · 375 S.W.2d 156
George F. Robertson Plastering Co. v. Altman · 430 S.W.2d 169

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