Legal Opinion

Nelson v. City of Chester

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1987No. 51642PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal following the trial court’s dismissal of their cause of action for wrongful death regarding the death of their son. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

In their petition, plaintiffs allege their son was killed in a one car accident as a result of a high speed police chase in Perry County, Missouri in which their son, the pursued driver, was chased by two policemen from the City of Chester, Illinois. In their statement of facts on appeal, plaintiffs further contend the Illinois officers pursued their son for failure to pay the toll on a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gustafson v. BendaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
  2. Prueliage v. De Seaton CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1964
  3. Oberkramer v. City of EllisvilleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. St. John Bank & Trust Co. v. City of St. JohnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. Smith v. WelchMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. McCoo v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Harris v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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