United States Eighth Circuit

The Missouri survival statute is limited to cases where the alleged injury did not cause the decedent's death, and in other cases the Missouri wrongful death statute applies to suits for personal injury brought by a personal representative of the decedent's estate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/07/2001
• Published 06/07/2001

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John F. Cooney, argued, St. Louis, MO (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Susan D. Boresi, on the brief), for appellants/cross-appellees., Leland F. Dempsey, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee/cross-appellant.