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PHILLIPS v. HALLMARK CARDS, INC.

No. 68167.

722 S.W.2d 86 (1986)

Moen PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HALLMARK CARDS, INC., Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Jeans, Sr., Platte City, Robert C. Gordon, Kansas City, for Moen Phillips.

Robert J. Sisk, John M. Townsend, Norman C. Kleinberg, Ronald A. Stern, New York City, Robert L. Driscoll, John C. Aisenbrey, Kansas City, for Hallmark Cards, Inc.

John C. Cozad, Rob Hornstein, Kansas City, for amicus curiae Norman A. Caron.

W.H. Bates, John H. Calvert, Kansas City, for Clarence M. Kelley.

George E. Leonard, Jennifer Gille Bacon, Gregory M. Bentz, Kansas City, for Doctors F. David Fortin, et al.

George E. Leonard, Jennifer Gille Bacon, Kansas City, for Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust.

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

Moen Phillips appeals the dismissal of his petition for damages for personal injuries suffered during rescue efforts. The trial court ruled that the "fireman's rule" barred plaintiff's cause of action. The appellate court, Western District, reversed the judgment of dismissal. One judge dissented and certified the cause to this Court under Mo. Const. Art. V, § 10. Affirmed.

Moen Phillips sued Hallmark Cards, Inc., owner of the Hyatt...

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