S.M.H. v. Eric Schmitt, Attorney General of the State of Missouri, and Sarah Steelman, Commissioner of Administration, State of Missouri

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc S.M.H., ) Opinion issued March 8, 2021 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC98675 ) ERIC SCHMITT, ATTORNEY GENERAL ) OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, ) and SARAH STEELMAN, ) COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATION, ) STATE OF MISSOURI, ) ) Appellants. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COLE COUNTY The Honorable Patricia S. Joyce, Judge S.M.H. seeks compensation from Missouri’s Legal Expense Fund to satisfy a default judgment against an employee of the St. Louis Public School District. Because the St. Louis Public School District is not an "agency of the state," the Legal Expense…