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WALLACE v. DORSEY TRAILERS SOUTHEAST, INC.

No. 87-1683.

849 F.2d 341 (1988)

Brian G. WALLACE; Stacie L. Wallace; Bradley C. Wallace; Brenda J. Wallace; Angela J. Wallace, Appellants, v. DORSEY TRAILERS SOUTHEAST, INC.; Dorsey Trailers Southeast, Inc. d/b/a Holan Equipment, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Gammon, Springfield, Mo., for appellants.

William H. McDonald, Springfield, Mo., for appellees.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, we must construe and apply Missouri's corporate successor liability rule to determine whether a corporation purchasing the assets of another corporation may be responsible for the liabilities of its predecessor. Appellants, various relatives of decedent Glen Wallace (Wallace), brought this wrongful death action against Dorsey Trailers Southeast, Inc. (Dorsey), an alleged corporate...

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