Roedder v. Callis

Introduction

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Presiding Judge.

Carol S. Roedder (Plaintiff), the personal representative of the estate of Eugene D. Roedder, appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County granting Cheryl Callis and Kortenhof & Ely, P.C.’s (Defendants) motion to dismiss for lack of legal capacity to bring suit. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in dismissing Mr. Roedder’s claims of legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and punitive damages because these claims survived Mr. Roedder’s death. We reverse.

Background

On December 3, 2004, Mr. Roedder was involved…