Legal Opinion
Gregg v. City of Kansas City
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 2008No. WD 68989PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
This appeal arises from a wrongful death action brought against the City of Kansas City and members of the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. The trial court determined that the claims were barred by virtue of sovereign immunity. On appeal, the plaintiffs argue that the claims against Kansas City are not barred, because Kansas City purchased liability insurance and because the City’s actions at issue were proprietary in nature. The plaintiffs argue that the claim against the Board of Police Commissioners is not barred, because the Board is required to carry…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- Heins Implement Co. v. Missouri Highway & Transportation CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Board of Trustees of North Kansas City Memorial Hospital v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Kunzie v. City of OlivetteSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
- Brennan Ex Rel. Brennan v. Curators of the University of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 1997
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Holmes v. Kansas City Missouri Board of Police CommissionersMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
- Richardson v. City of St. LouisMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- Bennartz v. City of ColumbiaMissouri Court of Appeals · 2009
- Brooks v. City of Sugar CreekMissouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- Walters Bender Strohbehn & Vaughan, P.C. v. MasonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
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