Gilmore v. Attebery

BERREY, Judge.

Appellant Julie Attebery appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of respondents. The facts of the case are not in dispute and were stipulated by the parties. As the trial court indicates, the pivotal question is whether Missouri or Kansas substantive law governs an automobile accident occurring in Missouri and involving an Illinois defendant and Kansas plaintiffs.

On July 20, 1991, appellant and respondents James Gilmore and Sondra Zinn were involved in a motor vehicle accident in Osage Beach, Camden County, Missouri. Appellant’s vehicle struck the rear of a…