Legal Opinion

Ressel v. Scott County

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 2, 1996No. 69025PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AHRENS, Judge.

Plaintiffs Robert and Betty Ressel brought suit against defendant Scott County, Missouri after it refused to repair a bridge that was washed out by a flood in 1990. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment and the plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Plaintiffs purchased the property in question in 1977. The property is bordered on the east by Interstate Highway 55, and on the south and west by the Mirgeaux and Raines properties. It is unclear from the record what borders plaintiffs’ property on the north. County Road 206 runs from the plaintiffs’ property on the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  3. Electro-Jet Tool & Manufacturing Co. v. City of AlbuquerqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. KemperMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. SwinkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976

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  5. Conlon Group, Inc. v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1998

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