· 12/15/1998
Parra v. Building Erection Services
Citations
- 982 S.W.2d 278
- 1998 Mo. App. LEXIS 2218
- 1998 WL 863925
How courts have described this case
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- noting that expert testimony is generally required to prove breach of a professional standard
- “[E]xpert testimony is not required when the fact finder has been given enough information to be able to evaluate the facts of a case.”
- “In considering whether a duty exists in a particular case, the court must weigh, inter alia, the foreseeability of the injury, the magnitude of the burden of guarding against it, and the consequences of placing that burden on the defendant.”
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Judges: Spinden, Ulrich, Smith
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