Supreme Court of Missouri· 12/17/1991

Blaske v. Smith & Entzeroth, Inc.

Citations

821 S.W.2d 822
1991 Mo. LEXIS 132
1991 WL 270096

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noting that due process examination of a statute of repose \is largely repetitious\ of open courts analysis
invoking doctrine not only where one interpretation raises “grave and doubtful constitutional questions” but also where one interpretation would be unconstitutional
invoking doctrine not only where one interpretation raises \grave and doubtful constitutional questions\ but also where one interpretation would be unconstitutional
explaining a statute of repose “eliminates the cause of action altogether after a certain period of time following a specified event” and “importantly” may eliminate a cause of action “before the plaintiffs’ injury and thus before plaintiffs’ cause of action accrues”
“We find the analysis [in Blaske ] useful and believe that the Illinois Supreme Court would as well.”
question of fact existed as to whether the manufacturer of highway platform and ramp was involved in the design of the ramp so as to fall within the statute of repose

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Judges: Thomas, Robertson, Rendlen, Covington, Benton, Blackmar, Holstein

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