Collins v. Hertenstein

THOMAS H. NEWTON, Judge.

This case involves a disagreement between a mother and father over the apportionment of monies under section 537.0951 from the successful prosecution of a wrongful death action that arose from the shooting death of them 13-year-old son by Kansas City police officers in November 1998.

There were three separate apportionment hearings in the case. The first occurred in July 2000, two months before trial, and resulted in the interlocutory approval and apportionment of a $100,000 settlement between the parents and one of the defendants in the underlying action. The second…