Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) articles from January 2003

Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) archives from January 2003

New Jackson County legislators to be sworn in.
January 2, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer Jackson County Executive Katheryn Shields and nine county legislators will take the oath of office today at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. The clerk of the legislature will administer the oath to each...

Franchise agreement was terminable, MO Court of Appeals says.
January 7, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A franchise agreement that contains a provision for renewal every five years contradicts the contention that the contract was intended to be perpetual according to recent findings by the Missouri Court of Appeals for...

VFW failed to comply with bylaws, state law.
January 8, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A VFW's failure to comply with its bylaws and a lack of information included in its minutes from a key meeting led the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District to reverse a trial court's ruling on a...

Bankruptcy court approves termination of retirement plans.
January 9, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Terminating a company's Bargaining Unit Retirement Plans seems to have been the best solution for all parties involved in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Wire Rope Corporation of America. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court...

Man maintained permanent residency while working in Canada.
January 10, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Although a man spent very little of 1996 at his St. Charles home while working in Canada, he is still considered a Missouri resident for tax purposes. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District...

Man held liable for failing to identify agency.
January 13, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele An architect was found liable for the cost of work done in an opinion by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District, when the Court found he failed to disclose he was merely an agent for the developer when...

Court finds receiver has conflict of interest in liquidation of two companies.
January 16, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Two insurance companies that are contractually related, and both facing liquidation, have presented a conflict for the receiver appointed to handle the liquidation of both companies. Pro Med, a casualty insurance...

Missouri attorneys prevail in Washington State case.
January 17, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A verdict awarded in favor of an Oregon resident who lost his wife in a car accident was recently affirmed by the appellate court in Washington State due to the work of two local attorneys who have a rare specialty in...

City of Independence overstepped its power in dissolving organization.
January 20, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele A convenience store in Independence is eligible for tax abatement under a 30-year-old urban redevelopment plan following an opinion from the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District. The appellate court...

Credit union competitor was not granted standing to challenge decision.
January 22, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Competitors of a credit union that was granted an expanded territory could not challenge the commission's decision because they are not an aggrieved party ruled the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District...

Written findings not necessary if no substantial change in circumstance.
January 24, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele In many custody cases a circuit court is required to produce written findings of its decision, but only if the case must consider the best interest of the child. In the case of Judy and Robert Wood, the court did...

U of MO-KC School of Law dean steps down.
January 28, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Beginning with a warm reception upon his return to his hometown, and through much of his eight years as the head of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Dean Burnelle Powell's tenure has been nothing...

Insurance company must cover accident after policy expired.
January 29, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele Although her policy ended January 30, 1999, Desiree Payne was still covered by her former insurance company in an accident that occurred eight days later, thanks to the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law. ...

Statistical evidence is proper in wrongful death claim.
January 30, 2003... Byline: Sheila Thiele While statistical evidence showing a decedent would have been able to reduce his risk of heart attack had he known of his condition is more commonly presented in a loss of chance claim, it is also proper when...

New Jackson County Assessor named.
January 31, 2003... Byline: Staff Writer A national search for a new Jackson County Assessor yielded a local attorney as County Executive Katheryn Shields' choice for the position. Michael G. O'Flaherty, of Stinson Morrison Hecker, will begin his duties...