Legal Opinion
Talley v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 23, 1983No. WD 33429PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
On December 29, 1980, maintenance employees of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (Commission) dug a ditch across an access road between state Route 58 and a service station. The workers put up no signs or barricades to warn motorists of the existence of this ditch.
On December 30,1980, between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., plaintiffs Robert Talley, Eve Smith and Lynn Dempsey exited Route 58 onto the access road. Each drove his or her automobile into the newly excavated ditch. The three vehicles were damaged. In addition, Karen Talley, wife of Robert Talley, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bartley v. Special School District of St. Louis CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- State Ex Rel. Allen v. BarkerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Best v. SchoemehlMissouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Burke v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961
- Newson v. City of Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Kurz v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1986
- Orlando v. St. Louis CountyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987
- Lee v. Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, Div. of Parks & RecreationMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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