Missouri Court of Appeals, 2006

Rapp v. Kurtz

Rapp v. Kurtz
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided February 7, 2006 · Holliger, Howard, Spinden
183 S.W.3d 619; 2006 Mo. App. LEXIS 146; 2006 WL 279004 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Rapp v. Kurtz

Opinion of the Court

Order

PER CURIAM.

A jury entered a verdict in favor of Wilma Rapp for damages totaling $375,000 against Justin Kurtz (“Justin”) for negligence and against Justin’s parents for negligent entrustment. On appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict, Justin and his parents challenge: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence of Justin’s habitual recklessness to submit the negligent en-trustment claim; (2) the admissibility of certain evidence in support of Rapp’s negligent entrustment claim, including testimony from Justin’s attorney about his representation of Justin with regard to moving violations; and (3) the trial court’s refusal to allow their expert medical witness to testify about a possible cause of Rapp’s injuries.

After consideration of the parties’ briefs and oral argument and a complete review of the record on appeal, we found no errors. A written opinion would serve no jurisprudential purpose. We have, however, prepared a memorandum for the use of the parties only, setting forth the reasons for our decision. We affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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