Date: 01-15-2011

Case Style: Klaus Lambert and Constance Alt v. City of Portage des Sioux

Case Number: 0911-CV03006

Judge: Nancy L. Schneider

Court: Circuit Court, St. Charles County, Missouri

Plaintiff's Attorney: John C. Kress, The Kress Law Firm, St. Louis, Missouri

Defendant's Attorney: Stephen A. Martin, Law Office of Stephen A. Martin, Saint Charles, Missouri

Description: Klaus Lamber and Constance Alt sued the City of Portage des Sioux opposing efforts by the City to clean up property owned by them.

The City of Portage des Sioux, Missouri counterclaimed against Klaus Lambert and Constance Alt on an abuse of process theory claiming that they filed numerous lawsuits to prevent the City from making them clean up their property. Plaintiff claimed that Defendants would dismiss the lawsuits that they filed before having to prove what they were alleging.

The City claimed that the property owned by Lambert and Alt was in a state of disrepair and was unsafe.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $56,000 in actual damages and $35,000 in punitive damages

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