[DOWNLOAD] "Paul D. Howell v. Frank Murphy" by Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Paul D. Howell v. Frank Murphy
- Author : Western District Court of Appeals of Missouri
- Release Date : January 20, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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This is a wrongful death action against Robert A. Berdella, Jr., for the deaths of three of four individuals he held captive
and tortured to their deaths. Berdella pleaded guilty to first degree murder in connection with the death of Robert Allen
Sheldon and second degree murder in connection with the deaths of James Ferris and Jerry D. Howell. 1 At issue in this appeal is the trial court's granting of Berdella's motion for summary judgment. 2 The motion asserted
that the plaintiffs did not file their wrongful death actions, Counts I and II of the four-count petition, within the three-year
limitation of § 537.100. 3 The trial court also granted summary judgment in favor of Berdella on Counts III and
IV. In these counts, the personal representatives of the victims' estates sought damages for intentional and negligent torts
inflicted on the victims prior to their deaths pursuant to § 537.020. In this appeal, the plaintiffs do not contest
the court's granting summary judgment in favor of Berdella on Count III. They do challenge the trial court's granting summary
judgment to Berdella on Count IV, and they challenge the trial court's refusal to sanction Berdella for not answering the
plaintiffs' questions during three depositions.