Cates v. Webster

RENDLEN, Judge.

Appellant, a bailiff in the Associate Division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, was named defendant in an action sounding in tort, styled Wilton v. Cates (hereinafter Wilton), in the Jackson County Circuit Court. Thereafter appellant filed this petition for declaratory judgment seeking a determination of his rights and respondent’s responsibilities in the pending tort action under §§ 105.711 and 105.716, RSMo 1986. The trial court held that respondent, the Attorney General of Missouri, is not obligated to represent appellant in the tort action nor are moneys from the…