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S.A.V. v. K.G.V.

No. 67189.

708 S.W.2d 651 (1986)

S.A.V., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. K.G.V., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

April 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Hockensmith, Carol Bader, Hillsboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul H. Schramm, M. Harvey Pines, Mark S. Corman, Clayton, for defendant-respondent.

RENDLEN, Judge.

This appeal concerns Missouri's longstanding rule of interspousal immunity for tort actions, discussed at length in Townsend v. Townsend, 708 S.W.2d 646 (1986). This case differs from Townsend in that appellant charges her husband with negligence as well as an intentional tort. We now decide if spousal immunity should continue as a bar to negligence actions or whether it too should be removed as we...

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