Householder v. City of Kansas
Citations
- 83 Mo. 488
Syllabus
<p>1. Constitutional Law. Prohibitory clauses in constitutions are usually self-enforcing.</p> <p>2. -: MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS : DAMAGE TO PROPERTY : GRADING streets. Section 21 of article 2 of the constitution of 1875, requires no legislation to give it effect, and, under it, a city cannot change the grade of a street to the damage of a lot abutting upon it without compensation to the owner.</p> <p>8. Practice; statute : remedy. Wherever a statute or the organic law creates a right, but is silent as to the remedy, the party entitled to the right may resort to any common law action which will afford him adequate and appropriate means of redress.</p> <p>4. Constitutional Law: construction. A legislative construction of the constitution is not binding upon the judiciary.</p>
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- holding this State gives opinion evidence a broader scope than other- jurisdictions and construes Rule 702 liberally
- “An orthopedic surgeon is not per se unqualified to render expert testimony on the psychological health of a patient”
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Judges: Henry
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