Legal Opinion
Thomas v. City of Kansas City
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 2002No. WD 60046PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. SMART, JR., Judge.
Larry and Judy Thomas appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their claim against the respondents, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the City of Raytown, Missouri, for damages and injunctive relief as a result of surface water flooding allegedly caused by the condition of the respective municipalities’ property. The trial court dismissed the action, with prejudice, for failure to state a cause of action against the respondents. Because we determine that the Thomases stated a claim for personal injuries caused by the respective cities’ unreasonable use of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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