POPE v. POPE

No. WD 63997.

179 S.W.3d 442 (2005)

Kelly POPE, Respondent, v. Lester POPE, et al., Defendants, Joel S. Ray, Ph.D., Appellant, Bruce Strnad, Ph.D., Defendant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, En Banc.

December 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Priscilla F. Gunn, St. Louis, MO, for appellant and defendant Strnad.

Daniel H. Miller, Columbia, MO, for respondent Pope.

Before EDWIN H. SMITH, Chief Judge, HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge, ROBERT G. ULRICH, Judge, PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge, PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge, JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge, JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge, VICTOR C. HOWARD, Judge, THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge, RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge, and LISA WHITE HARDWICK, Judge.


JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

Joel S. Ray, Ph.D. ("Dr. Ray") appeals a judgment against him and in favor of Kelly Pope ("Ms. Pope") in the amount of $10,668,344. Ms. Pope, who had been the victim of severe sexual abuse perpetrated by her adoptive father, Lester Pope ("Lester"), recovered against Dr. Ray on the theory that he was liable for the negligence of his partner, Bruce N. Strnad, Ph.D. ("Dr. Strnad"), a licensed psychologist...

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