SPAIN v. MADAM LAURA

No. 42888.

621 S.W.2d 518 (1981)

Jimmie Ray SPAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MADAM LAURA, a/k/a Dorothy Adams, etc., Defendant-Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Three.

September 1, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. D. Lofftus, Fenton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel V. O'Brien, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


GUNN, Judge.

The central query in this bizarre apologue of profligacy is how far can a fortune teller be trusted with a fortune? Plaintiff's mother was apparently euchred out of her fortune by defendant, Madam Laura, a druid, allegedly bearing many appellations, e.g., Madam Belle, Reverend Laura, Madam Bishop, Miss Lorraine, etc.1 In 1972, plaintiff's mother visited Madam Laura and was given assurance that by certain divination...

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