Sheehan v. Sheehan

BENTON, Judge.

Margaret M. Sheehan sued her father Leroy E. Sheehan for damages, alleging childhood sexual abuse. The circuit court dismissed the petition as beyond the statute of limitation. Because Margaret contests the validity of that statute, this Court has jurisdiction. Mo. Const, art. V, § S. Reversed and remanded on other grounds.

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On April 28, 1993, Margaret filed her petition, asserting that Leroy abused her as a *58child, and that as a result, she “sustained and suffered and continues to sustain and suffer ... consequential injuries and damages_” The petition stated:

Plaintiff…