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Minutes of May 26, 1998
Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

May 26, 1998



OPINION BY BENTON, C.J.

80379
Eloise McGhee, Superintendent of Bellefontaine Habilitation Center,

OPINION BY ROBERTSON, J.

80052
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Russell E. Bucklew, Appellant.

AFFIRMED. All concur.


OPINION BY ROBERTSON, J.

80305
Suburban Newspapers of Greater St. Louis, Inc., successor by merger to:
North County Publications, Inc., etc., et al., Appellants, vs. Director of
Revenue, State of Missouri, Respondent.

REVERSED AND REMANDED. All concur.


OPINION BY ROBERTSON, J.

80493
Robert A. Ring, et al., Appellants, vs. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District, Respondent.

REVERSED AND REMANDED. Benton, C.J., Price, Limbaugh, Covington and Holstein, JJ., and Hanna, Sp.J., concur. White, J., not sitting.


OPINION BY COVINGTON, J.

80168
St. Louis Health Care Network, et al., Respondents, vs. State of Missouri,
et al., Appellants.

AFFIRMED. All concur.


OPINION BY WHITE, J.

78282
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Ernest Lee Johnson, Appellant.

AFFIRM CONVICTIONS, REVERSE SENTENCES AND REMAND
FOR NEW PENALTY PHASE PROCEEDINGS. Benton, C.J., Price and
Robertson, JJ., concur; Limbaugh, J., concurs in part and dissents in part in
separate opinion filed; Covington and Holstein, JJ., concur in opinion of
Limbaugh, J.


OPINION BY HOLSTEIN, J.

80467
John R. Hagan, Respondent, vs. Director of Revenue, Appellant.

REVERSED. All concur.


PER CURIAM

80404
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Patsy Olvera, Appellant.

CAUSE ORDERED TRANSFERRED. All concur.


PER CURIAM

80574
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Markess Flenoy, Appellant.

AFFIRMED. All concur.


PER CURIUM

80617
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Dennis A. Blackman, Appellant.

AFFIRMED. Benton, C.J., Price, Limbaugh, Robertson, Covington and
Holstein, JJ., and Ulrich, Sp.J., concur. White, J., not sitting.

MOTIONS FOR REHEARING


75878
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. James R. Johnson, Appellant.


80441
Autumn Crabtree, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. Hannelore E. Bugby,
d/b/a Silver Maple Farm, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

Respondent/Cross-Appellant’s motion for rehearing overruled.


75868
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Robert Andrew Shafer, Appellant.

Opinion filed April 21, 1998, readopted Per Curiam. Benton, C.J., Price,
Limbaugh, Covington, White and Holstein, JJ., concur. Robertson, J.,
concurs in separate opinion filed. Motion for rehearing overruled. Execution
set for August 28, 1998.


79112
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Andre’ D. Morrow, Appellant.



APPLICATIONS FOR TRANSFER AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRANSFER


80708
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Kimoni L. Russell, Appellant.


80709
State of Missouri, ex rel. Whiteco Industries, Inc., d/b/a Whiteco Metrocom,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent, vs. Conrad W. Bowers, Mayor of the City of
Bridgeton, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants, and The City of Bridgeton, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. Whiteco Industries, Inc., et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents.

Respondents/Cross-Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri
Court of Appeals, Eastern District Nos. 72262, 72271, 72355 and 72356,
denied.

80711
Rosetta Weintraub, Personal Representative of the Estate of Geraldine
Drucker, deceased, Appellant, vs. Barry Drucker and Sandra Drucker,
Respondents.
Eastern District No. 71737, denied.


80712
Peggy Crawford and Joey Crawford, Respondents, vs. Clifford Detring,
William A. Detring, and Margaret N. Thomas, Appellants.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 71893, denied.


80714
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Saladin Keyes, Appellant.
Saladin Keyes, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District Nos. 68896 and 71662, denied.


80715
In the Interest of: G.M.T., a minor.

Respondents’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80719
James Koste, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals, 80720
Mark Hobbs, Appellant, vs. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance
Company of Missouri, Respondent.

Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 72362, denied.


80721
Ronald Ours, et al., Appellants, vs. City of Rolla, Missouri, a Municipal
corporation, et al., Respondents.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Southern District No. 21626, denied.

80722
Anthony and Theresa Manzella, Appellants, vs. Gilbert-Magill Company,
Respondent.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District No. 53399, denied.


80723
Dalton & Marberry, P.C., Appellant-Respondent, vs. NationsBank, N.A.,
Respondent-Appellant.

Appellant-Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of
Appeals, Western District Nos. 53453 and 53485, sustained and cause ordered transferred. Covington, J., not participating.


80724
In the Interest of T.G., T.G., A.G., C.G. and K.G., Plaintiffs, David W. Kierst,
Juvenile Officer, Respondent, vs. A.O.G. (Natural Father), Appellant.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District Nos. 53859, 53860, 53861, 53862 and 53863, denied.


80726
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Keith Howard Vaughn, Appellant.


80727
Frederick Taylor, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.


80728
Maggie Nichols, Respondent, vs. Mama Stuffeati’s, Defendant, American
Motorist Insurance Company, Appellant, Treasurer of the State of Missouri, Appeals, Western District Nos. 53514 and 53518, denied.


80729
Walker Mobile Home Sales, Inc., Respondent, vs. Gary L. Walker, Appellant/
Respondent, and Green Tree Financial Corporation, Respondent/Appellant.

Appellant/Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of
Appeals, Western District Nos. 53285 and 53402, denied.

80730
Steven Holt, Respondent, vs. Anne-Marie Clarke, et al., Appellants.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80732
Michelle B. Dent, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey P. Dent, Jr., Appellant.

Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80733
Moore Equipment Company, Appellant, vs. H.H. Halferty, d/b/a H.H.
Halferty and Sons and Ford Motor Credit Company, Respondents.

Respondent H.H. Halferty, d/b/a H.H. Halferty and Sons’ application for
transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District No. 53772,
sustained and cause ordered transferred.

Respondent Ford Motor Credit Company’s application for transfer from
the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District No. 53772, sustained and
cause ordered transferred.


80734
Willard and Betty Randol, et al., Appellants, vs. Susan E. (Jochens) Atkinson,
et al., Respondents.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District Nos. 53815 and 53876, denied.


80735
Larry Pollard, surviving husband of Judy Pollard, deceased, and James
Kissner, surviving child of Judy Pollard, Appellants, vs. Don R. Whitener, Western District No. 52644, denied.


80736
State ex rel. Telecom Management, Inc., Relator, vs. Honorable John R.
O’Malley and Honorable Justine Del Muro, Respondents.

Respondents’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District No. 54459, denied.

80737
Robert Jones, et al., Appellants, vs. The Honorable Mel Carnahan, Governor
of the State of Missouri, et al., Respondents.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District No. 54063, denied.


80738
Eugene L. Manfield, Respondent, vs. Auditorium Bar & Grill, Inc., et al.,
Appellants.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Western District No. 52716, denied.


80746
Joseph E. Seiferd, Appellant, vs. Distinctive Service and Sign Erection, Inc.,
and The Treasurer of the State of Missouri, as Custodian of the Second Injury
Fund, Respondents.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Southern District No. 21799, denied. Holstein, J., not participating.


80747
Francis J. Patrick, Deceased, Deborah L. Patrick, Appellant, vs. Clark Oil &
Refining Co., et al., Respondents.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Southern District No. 21804, denied. Holstein, J., not participating.


80753
State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Patrick Thomas Smith, Respondent.


80760
State of Missouri, Appellant, vs. Cornelius Taylor, Respondent.


80762
Anthony Sanford, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.

80763
Phu Tran, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.


80764
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Tommy Pickett, Appellant.


80766
Community Title Company, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, vs. U.S. Title
Guaranty Co., Inc., Respondent/Cross-Appellant, and James P. Davis, Davis’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District Nos. 71935 and 72007, denied.


80767
Textron Financial Corporation, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, vs.
Trailiner Corporation, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Appellant/Cross-Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri
Court of Appeals, Southern District Nos. 21744 and 21745, denied.


80768
Monsanto Company, Respondent, vs. Gould Electronics, Inc., Appellant.

Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80769
Wallace Cotton, Appellant, vs. Viva Wise, Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80770
Donald E. Dwyer and William R. Boxdorfer, Appellants/Cross-Respondents,
vs. Unit Power, Inc., Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Appellants/Cross-Respondents’ application for transfer from the Missouri
Court of Appeals, Eastern District Nos. 71269 and 71273, denied.

80771
Strain-Japan R-16 School District, Appellant, vs. Landmark Systems, Inc.,
Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 71903, denied.


80772
Robert J. Hellmann, Appellant, vs. Kevin Martin Walsh, Respondent.


80773
Gloria Doneff, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of State of Missouri, as Custodian of
the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

Eastern District No. 72436, denied.


80774
Cabinet Distributors, Inc., Appellant/Respondent, vs. Timothy J. Redmond
and Jack Jasper Mercurio, d/b/a Litzsinger Properties, Respondents/
Appellants.
Appeals, Eastern District Nos. 72228 and 72291, denied.


80775
State of Missouri, ex rel. John Young, Respondent, vs. City of St. Charles,
Appellant.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 72566, sustained and cause ordered transferred. White,
J., not participating.


80776
Frank L. Zerjav, C.P.A., Appellant, vs. Missouri State Board of Accountancy,
Respondent.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 71711, denied.


80777
Sofia S. Friedman, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, vs. Roger Friedman,
Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Appellant/Cross-Respondent’s application for transfer from the Missouri
Court of Appeals, Eastern District Nos. 70359 and 70360, denied.

80778
Danny Simpson, Appellant, vs. Dale E. Saunchegrow Construction, d/b/a
Des Construction, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, Columbia National Insurance
Company, Respondent, and Missouri State Treasurer, as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Cross-Appellant.

Respondent/Cross-Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri
Court of Appeals, Southern District Nos. 21802, 21823 and 21836, denied.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Southern District Nos. 21802, 21823 and 21836, denied.

Cross-Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Southern District Nos. 21802, 21823 and 21836, denied.


80779
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Michael James Holman, Appellant.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,

80780
Shay Patricia Tuchschmidt, Respondent, vs. Jerome Alan Tuchschmidt,
Appellant.

Appellant’s application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 74128, denied.


80784
John E. J. Wellman and Lois Wellman, Appellants, vs. Alvin J. Wehmeyer,
Respondent.

Appellants’ application for transfer from the Missouri Court of Appeals,
Eastern District No. 71625, denied.



WRITS AND OTHER ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS


80710
State ex rel. Donald Waldrep, Relator, vs. Honorable Robert Ravenhill, Judge,
15th Judicial Circuit, Respondent.

Petition for writ of mandamus or other alternative appropriate relief denied.

80659
State ex rel. Kevin Dean, Petitioner, vs. Cranston Mitchell, Chairman,
Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, Respondent.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


80716
State ex rel. Director of Revenue, State of Missouri, Relator, vs. The
Honorable John D. Wiggins, Judge, Circuit Court of Phelps County,
Missouri, 25th Judicial Circuit, Respondent.


79730
In re: William R. Murphy, Petitioner.


80686
State ex rel. James McCaw, Jr., Petitioner, vs. Missouri Department of
Corrections, et al., Respondents.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


80681
State ex rel. Lawrence Coleman, Petitioner, vs. Mike Kemna and Missouri
Attorney General, Respondents.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


80740
State ex rel. Shirley M. Hoff, Relator, vs. Honorable Robert H. Dierker, Judge,
22nd Judicial Circuit, and Honorable Bernhardt C. Drumm, Jr., Judge, 21st

80685
State ex rel. Everlee Hicks, Petitioner, vs. Michael Bowersox, P.C.C., Supt.,
Respondent.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.


80684
State ex rel. Kevin L. Evans, Petitioner, vs. Missouri Board of Probation and
Parole, et al., Respondents.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.

80748
State ex rel. Jill Trible, Relator, vs. The Honorable David W. Shinn, Judge,
Division 1, Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, Respondent.

Petition for writ of mandamus and prohibition denied.


80749
State ex rel. Larry Shouse and Trudi Shouse, Relators, vs. The Honorable
Edith L. Messina, Judge of the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Respondent.

Petition for writ of mandamus denied.


80754
State ex rel. Missouri Baptist Medical Center and BJC Health System,
Relators, vs. Honorable Robert H. Dierker, Jr., Judge, Circuit Court of
City of St. Louis, Missouri, Respondent.


80782
State ex rel. Peggy Branion, as guardian for Dewitt Fisher, et al., Relators, vs.
Honorable Melvyn W. Wiesman, Judge, Circuit Court of St. Louis County,
Missouri, Respondent.


80783
State ex rel. Jeffrey Piontek, M.D., Relator, vs. Honorable Robert H. Dierker,
Jr., Judge, Circuit Court of City of St. Louis, Missouri, Respondent.

Petition for writ of mandamus denied.



MOTIONS


79886
James Boersig, Appellants, vs. Missouri Department of Corrections,
Respondent.

80563
State ex rel. Curtis Lamar McQueen, Petitioner, vs. Honorable Kerry L.
Montgomery, Chief Judge, Southern District Court of Appeals, et al., hearing denial of equal protection and due process overruled.


79513
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Danny Hendricks, Appellant.

Appellant’s motion to recall the mandate, vacate the mandate affirming the conviction, and re-docket the cause for rehearing overruled.


80713
State ex rel. Bernard Cross Bey, Petitioner, vs. James A. Gammon, Supt.,
Respondent.

Petitioner’s motion to vacate order dated April 8, 1998, requiring Petitioner
to pay entire filing fee for petition for writ of habeas corpus overruled.


79735
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Joseph Franklin, Appellant.

Appellant’s motion to file under seal client communication and
correspondence overruled.

Day - to - Day,


_______________________
Duane Benton, Chief Justice



The next regular conference of
Court en Banc will be June 16, 1998.

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