Schlueter v. City of Maryland Heights

Linda Schlueter, and Dennis and Latisha Hull, husband and wife, (collectively “parents”) appeal from a grant of summary judgment entered in favor of the City of Maryland Heights (“City”). The issue on appeal is whether City owed parents’ sons a duty to protect them from crashing their cars into trees located a few feet from the traveled portion of a roadway. We find no error in that City owed parents’ sons no duty to remove or barricade the alleged dangerous condition located off the traveled portion of the roadway. We affirm.

The material facts are not in dispute. On October 5, 1991, Robert…