Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Turner
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 2018No. 2017-SC-000157-DGPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE HUGHES
Appellees, officials in the Breathitt County school system, sought qualified official immunity from a suit brought by Jane Doe and her mother based on sexual abuse Doe experienced as a middle-school student. Doe and her mother alleged that Appellees breached their ministerial duties to supervise students and to report abuse, and acted in bad faith in their handling of misconduct claims involving Charles Mitchell, a former teacher. The Breathitt Circuit Court denied Appellees' motion for summary judgment based on their claims of qualified official…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by36 opinions
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