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LEOFFLER v. KANSAS CITY

No. 25660.

485 S.W.2d 633 (1972)

Milton LEOFFLER, Appellant, v. KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

October 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Shafer, Jr., Howard Chamberlin, Kansas City, for appellant.

Carrol C. Kennett, Kansas City, for respondent.

DIXON, Judge.

Plaintiff, appellant here, seeks damages for fire loss occurring as a result of acts of mob violence in Kansas City on April 10, 1968. The plaintiff's petition was grounded on Section 537.140 V.A.M.S., which states:

"Any city of the first class or of the second class in which such acts [unlawful or riotous assembly] shall be committed shall be liable to the person or persons whose properties shall be destroyed or injured thereby, for the value...

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