Legal Opinion

Winston v. REORGANIZED SCH. DIST. R-2, ETC.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 2, 1982No. 62671PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RENDLEN, Judge.

In plaintiff’s suit for personal injuries alleging defendant School District’s negligence, the trial court entered summary judgment holding that the governmental tort immunity provided by § 537.600, et seq., RSMo 1978, 1 barred relief. Plaintiff (appellant) contends the statute runs contrary to equal protection doctrine rendering it invalid under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Art. I, § 2, of the Missouri Constitution, and it is this constitutional challenge which brings the appeal within this Court’s exclusive jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3,…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Whitlow v. HodgesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Jones v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
  4. Brown v. Wichita State UniversitySupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  5. Stanhope v. Brown CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Mahoney v. Doerhoff Surgical Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  2. Kanagawa v. State by and Through FreemanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
  3. Bartley v. Special School District of St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  4. Blaske v. Smith & Entzeroth, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
  5. Richardson v. State Highway & Transportation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993

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