{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"frederic-pratter","displayName":"Frederic Pratter","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106216:2019-05-28","opinionId":"50b0f21d-f995-57eb-9175-95e8124a63a5","slug":"denise-kappel-and-william-kappel-appellants-v-frederic-pratter-respondent-106216","caseName":"Denise Kappel and William Kappel, Appellants, vs. Frederic Pratter, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED106216","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-05-28","year":2019,"display_summary":"Denise Kappel sued Frederic Prater for negligence following a motor vehicle accident, with William Kappel joining for loss of consortium. The jury found Prater liable but awarded Mrs. Kappel reduced damages. On appeal, the Kappels argued the trial court erred by admitting irrelevant and prejudicial photographs of Mrs. Kappel's vehicle. The appellate court affirmed the finding of liability but reversed the damages award, remanding for a new trial solely on damages, finding the photographs were improperly admitted and influenced the jury's award.","primaryTopic":"auto-accident","topicSlugs":["auto-accident","evidence","personal-injury","negligence","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140674","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/denise-kappel-and-william-kappel-appellants-v-frederic-pratter-respondent-106216","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"car-accidents","label":"Car Accidents","href":"/practice-areas/car-accidents","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: auto-accident"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/car-accidents"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":11,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"respondent"}]}