GAST v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 73553.

819 S.W.2d 367 (1991)

R.W. GAST and Marjorie Gast, Plaintiffs/Appellants, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY and James Becker, Defendants, and Henty Construction Company, Inc., Defendant/Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing December 17, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Canice Timothy Rice, Jr., Margaret E. Zapf, St. Louis, for plaintiffs, appellants.

Ralph V. Hart, St. Louis, for defendant, respondent.

Ronald D. White, Rolla, Joseph W. Rigler, Salem, for amicus curiae MATA.

Jeffrey P. Ray, Jennifer H. McCoy, Kansas City, for amici curiae Mo. Org. of Defense Lawyers.


BLACKMAR, Judge.

Linda Gast, a cashier at a 24-hour self-service gasoline station, was shot to death in the course of a daytime robbery. Her parents seek damages for her wrongful death from the contractor who converted a service bay into a cashier's room. The trial court directed a verdict for the defendant at the close of the evidence.1 The court of appeals reversed and remanded for trial, relying largely on the opinion in Honey v...

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