Legal Opinion

Phillips v. Humble

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided November 27, 2009No. 08-3004PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Melissa L. Phillips contends that Defendants-Appellees, various officials and employees of Coffeyville, Kansas, committed wrongful acts against her during and after a 2007 flood in Coffeyville. The district court dismissed Ms. Phillips’s complaint for failure to comply with the notification requirements imposed by the Kansas Tort Claims Act on plaintiffs seeking to pursue state tort claims against municipalities and their employees. Exercising our jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we AFFIRM.

I. Background

Ms. Phillips vocally disagreed with the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Felder v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Marguerite Hicks v. The Gates Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  3. Williams v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  4. Davoll v. WebbCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  5. Johnson v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Freppon v. City of ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  5. Waldo v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2012

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