Kathryn Love and Delores Henry v. Paul Piatchek, Defendants/Respondents.
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Mary K. Hoff, Judge
Kathryn Love (Mother) and Delores Henry (Grandmother) appeal from the trial court’s judgment dismissing as untimely their wrongful death lawsuit against the St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners and certain St, Louis police officers after Mother’s son, Darrell Williams, Jr., was shot and killed by two officers. We affirm.
Background
On November 18, 2009, Darrell Williams was riding in a car with friends when the police gave chase and ultimately stopped the vehicle using tire spikes, causing the vehicle to spin out of control and flip over. The officers then…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Forehand v. HallSupreme Court of Missouri · 1962
- Thorson v. ConnellySupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
- State ex rel. Stephens v. HensonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Grace v. St. Louis CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
3Cited by2 opinions
- Delores Henry v. Paul Piatchek, Darrell Williams, Sr.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2019
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