Head v. Platte County, Mo.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Plaintiff, Phyllis Head, a Kansas resident, filed a personal injury action against Platte County, Missouri, and Tom Thomas, Sheriff of Platte County, alleging negligence in the the arrest and false imprisonment of the plaintiff in Kansas. Specifically, plaintiff alleged that employees of Platte County negligently prepared the arrest warrant in Missouri. The Kansas district court, applying Missouri sovereign immunity law, granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals. We reverse and remand for further proceedings,…