D.J., by and through his Next Friend, R.J. v. First Student, Inc.

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc D.J., BY AND THROUGH HIS ) Opinion issued February 28, 2025 NEXT FRIEND, R.J., ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC100702 ) FIRST STUDENT, INC., ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable Rex Burlison, Judge First Student, Inc., appeals the circuit court's judgment overruling its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). Because the criminal act of a third party was an intervening and superseding event, D.J. failed to prove any action First Student took or failed to take was the proximate cause of D.J.'s injuries. The…