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· 8/16/1983

Stiffelman v. Abrams

Citations

  • 655 S.W.2d 522
  • 1983 Mo. LEXIS 392

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the \`private attorney general' concept\ acknowledges \that government cannot do everything and that some requirements of the Act can best be enforced by those most directly involved\
  • noting that the “ ‘private attorney general’ concept” acknowledges “that government cannot do everything and that some requirements of the Act can best be enforced by those most directly involved”
  • same rule applies when existing right of action is also based upon a statute
  • “[ajctual damages are compensatory and are measured by the loss or injury sustained”
  • wrongful death and Omnibus Nursing Home Act

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Seiler, Rendlen, Higgins, Gunn, Donnelly, Henley, Welliver, Billings, Blackmar

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