Dunbar v. Burns

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff sought damages for personal injuries. Defendants filed a motion seeking to have the matter dismissed, as the petition “has failed to state a cause of action or claim against defendants ... upon which the relief therein sought may be granted.” The trial *518court entered judgment sustaining the motion to dismiss and dismissing the action. Plaintiff appeals.1

The standard for reviewing a dismissal for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted is stated in Williams v. Belgrade State Bank, 953 S.W.2d 187, 189 (Mo.App.1997).

In his petition, Plaintiff…