Petruska v. City of Kinloch

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, JUDGE

The plaintiff, Lynette Petruska, appeals the summary judgment entered by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County concluding that the defendant, the City of Kinloch, violated Chapter 610 (RSMo. 2016),1 commonly known as the Sunshine Law, but that the violation was not knowing or purposeful. Petruska challenges the trial court's determination that the City did not knowingly or purposely violate the Sunshine Law.

The critical question is the City's intent when it violated the Sunshine Law, which is a question of fact. Resolution of Petruska's challenge requires the…