Legal Opinion
Britton v. City of St. Louis
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 22, 2018No. ED 105973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLisa P. Page, Presiding Judge
Judith Britton ("Plaintiff") appeals the dismissal of her wrongful death petition against the City of St. Louis ("the City") for failure to state a claim. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff's petition alleges the following: On January 21, 2011, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Lazarus Britton ("Decedent") was standing at or near a bus stop at the intersection of Natural Bridge Road and Goodfellow Boulevard in the City of St. Louis ("the bus stop"). A vehicle driven by Emanuel Smith ("Smith") was traveling *141south on Goodfellow in excess of the speed limit. Smith ran a red light, driving into…
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- DAKOTA J. LACKEY v. IBERIA R-V SCHOOL DISTRICT, and JASON MORRISMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
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