Legal Opinion

Avidan v. Transit Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 27, 2000No. SC 81985PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, Jr., Chief Justice.

This ease involves claims by an individual against an insurance receivership and the special deputy receiver for breach of an employment contract and violation of civil rights pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. We hold that we are without jurisdiction to consider the claims against the receivership because they were not finally disposed of below. We further hold that the immunity provided to a deputy receiver for an insurance receivership initiated prior to August 28, 1991, is conditioned upon actions taken in “good faith” and it was error to dismiss a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Forrester v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Committee for Educational Equality v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  3. City of St. Louis v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  4. Wilkes v. Missouri Highway & Transportation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  5. Boley v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1995

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Spicer v. Donald N. Spicer Revocable Living TrustSupreme Court of Missouri · 2011
  2. Transit Casualty Co. v. Transit Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2001
  3. Brooks v. BrooksSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
  4. Executive Board of the Missouri Baptist Convention v. CarnahanMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. In Re the Marriage of WerthsSupreme Court of Missouri · 2000

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