Woodson v. City of Independence

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Presiding Judge.

In 2001, the City of Independence (City) determined that a home owned by Mr. Robert L. Woodson was a dangerous building. Mr. Woodson appealed this finding to the circuit court. The City sought summary judgment on the grounds of collateral estoppel, asserting that the house had already been found to be a dangerous building in 1996 and, therefore, it was unnecessary to relitigate this issue. Mr. Woodson countered that a Release filed by the City in 2000 released that house from the 1996 finding because it was fully repaired. Although the Release specifically…