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CALL v. HEARD

No. 78455.

925 S.W.2d 840 (1996)

Mary Beth CALL, et al., Respondents, v. Joseph Allen HEARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied August 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Ford Robertson, Columbia, for appellant.

Ronald R. McMillin, Charles J. McPheeters, Jefferson City, for respondents.

LIMBAUGH, Justice.

Joseph Heard appeals from a judgment in this court-tried case awarding $9.5 million in compensatory damages and $9.5 million in punitive damages for the wrongful deaths of Richard, Beth, and Daniel Call. Our jurisdiction is based upon Article V, § 3, of the Missouri Constitution, because Heard challenges the validity of a state statute.1 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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On June 22, 1993...

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