Edwards v. Gerstein

I concur with the majority opinion in all respects save one: I do not believe that the General Assembly abrogated quasi-judicial immunity with the enactment Of Section 331.100.5.

Three types of immunity are at issue in this case: official immunity, which protects public officials acting within the scope of their authority from liability for injuries arising from their discretionary acts or omissions, see Kanagawa v. State, 685 S.W.2d 831, 835-36 (Mo. banc 1985); the public duty doctrine, which recognizes that a public employee’s duty normally runs to the public at large rather than to an…