Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Division of Motor Carrier & Railroad Safety v. Russell
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided December 24, 2002No. SC 84342PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.
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Elizabeth Roe and Joe Wyant (plaintiffs) filed a petition for damages against multiple defendants, including the Division of Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety (relator). 1 Their claim stemmed from an accident that resulted in the death of their son (hereinafter the “victim” and/or “plaintiffs’ son”). On June 25, 2002, this Court entered a preliminary writ of prohibition so that it could consider the relator’s claim that the plaintiffs’ wrongful death action, as to the relator, was barred by sovereign immunity. Because the relator is a division of the sovereign, and has…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. New Liberty Hospital District v. PrattSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Douglas Toyota III, Inc. v. KeeterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Twente v. Ellis Fischel State Cancer HospitalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- State Ex Rel. City of Marston v. MannMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- Tillison v. BoyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- Maune Ex Rel. Maune v. City of RollaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Phelps v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
- Brentwood Glass Company, Inc. v. Pal's Glass Service, Inc., Clayco, Inc., Cornerstone VI, LLC, St. Louis County, National City Bank of the Midwest, N.A., Paul M. Macon, UMB Bank, N.A., and Victor ZarilliSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016
- State Ex Rel. Cravens v. NixonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2007
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