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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Ridley v. Newsome, 754 S.W.2d 912 (1988)

Citation
Ridley v. Newsome, 754 S.W.2d 912 (1988)
Parent Document
Ridley v. Newsome, 754 S.W.2d 912 (1988)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
1988-07-26

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594 S.W.2d 643 (Mo.App.1980), does not appear in the record on appeal nor within the text of the appellants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative, motion for a new trial. There is no way to ascertain that the text of the instruction complained of and set out in the brief is the same as the instruction given at trial. Appellate review is limited to matters contained in the record. As neither the record on appeal nor the appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative motion for a new trial contain the instruction, review in the instant case of instruction No. 8 would be inappropriate. See State ex rel. Highway Commission v. Baumhoff, 230 Mo.App. 1030, 93 S.W.2d 104 (1936). Instruction No. 12 states: Your verdict must be for the defendants if you believe: First, plaintiffs did not adequately repair the roof, and