State ex rel. City of Grandview, Missouri, Relator v. The Honorable Jack R. Grate

Zel M. Fischer, Judge '

Michael Green Sr., Stephanie M. Green, Stephanie N. Green, and Michael Green (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit, in the underlying case, against four police officers and the City of Grandview. The City filed a motion for summary judgment claiming sovereign immunity. The circuit court overruled the motion, and the City sought a writ of prohibition from the court of appeals that was denied. The City then sought a writ of prohibition from this Court. This Court issued a preliminary writ of prohibition that it now makes permanent.

Facts and Procedural Background

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