WHEELER EX REL. WHEELER v. Phenix

WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., Judge.

The City of West Plains, Missouri (“Appellant”), appeals from a judgment entered against it in the amount of $162,500 following a two-day jury trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

On April 11, 2006, Desiree Wheeler (“Respondent”) was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by Frances Ness (“Ness”) in the city limits of West Plains, Missouri. The Ness vehicle was eastbound on Highway 160 approaching the intersection of Highway 63 and attempting a left turn onto Highway 63 North — from the outside left turn lane — when…