Legal Opinion
Martin v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Department
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 29, 1998No. WD 54311PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Presiding Judge.
Marlene V. Martin appeals from an order entered by the Circuit Court of Jackson County granting a Judgment Notwithstand ing the Verdict to the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) 1 in Martin’s action to recover damages for the wrongful death of her daughter, Christina Kelly.
About 9:45 p.m. on October 18, 1998, Kelly was travelling home to Blue Springs from a restaurant in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. The road was wet due to rain. As Kelly traveled down the ramp leading from northbound Highway 291 to eastbound Interstate 70 (I-70), her car skidded nine feet…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Pierce v. Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Heins Implement Co. v. Missouri Highway & Transportation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Alexander v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
- Jungerman v. City of RaytownSupreme Court of Missouri · 1996
- Clinkenbeard v. City of St. JosephSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Lucas Riley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Woollen v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1999
- Teasley v. ForlerDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2008
- Jones v. St. Charles CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2005
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