Legal Opinion
Rennie v. Belleview School District
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 10, 1975No. 56996PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONNELLY, Chief Justice.
This is an action for damages involving the governmental immunity rule.
Plaintiffs are the surviving parents of Larry Rennie, who was nine years of age on August 26, 1968, when he was killed on the playground of defendant school district while playing on a swing set.
Plaintiffs brought suit against the school district; against defendants McKinney, Wallis, Price, Douglas, Sutton, and Thomas (members of the school board); and against Roberts (the Superintendent), Benson (a teacher), and Ruh (a custodian).
A motion for summary judgment was filed in behalf of the school…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Robertson v. SichelSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Antin v. Union High School District No. 2Oregon Supreme Court · 1929
- O'Dell Ex Rel. O'Dell v. School District of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Watson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
3Cited by26 opinions
- Kanagawa v. State by and Through FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- Jackson v. WilsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- Beiser Ex Rel. Beiser v. Parkway School DistrictSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- O'Dell Ex Rel. O'Dell v. School District of IndependenceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- State Ex Rel. State, Missouri Department of Agriculture v. McHenrySupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
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