Legal Opinion
Velda City v. Williams
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 2001No. ED 77832PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES R. DOWD, Judge.
Lottie Mae Williams appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of Velda City after the trial court struck her affirmative defenses because Williams asserted her Fifth Amendment privilege against self incrimination during a deposition. We reverse and remand, with instructions to reinstate her affirmative defenses and allow the case to proceed on the merits.
Williams was elected to a four year term as mayor of Velda City on April 6, 1993. At the time of her election, Velda City provided no salary for the mayor, only an annual $9,000 expense account.1 During Williams’ second…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Pulliam v. SwinkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Lieberman v. GoldmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Dodson v. DodsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1993
3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Peculiar v. Effertz Bros Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2008
- Grellner v. Foremost Signature Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- City of Velda City v. WilliamsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2003