HOWELL v. MURPHY

No. WD 45,386.

844 S.W.2d 42 (1992)

Paul D. HOWELL, et al., Appellants, v. Frank MURPHY, Trustee, & Robert A. Berdella, Jr., Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied November 24, 1992.

Application to Transfer Denied January 26, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Merryman, Kansas City, for appellants.

Randall W. Cain, Lee's Summit, for respondents.

Before KENNEDY, P.J., and SPINDEN and SMART, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied November 24, 1992.

SPINDEN, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action against Robert A. Berdella, Jr., for the deaths of three of four individuals he held captive and tortured to their deaths. Berdella pleaded guilty to first degree murder in connection with the death of Robert Allen Sheldon and second degree murder in connection with the deaths of James Ferris and Jerry D. Howell.

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