Legal Opinion

Baker v. Fields

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 22, 2018No. 2017-SC-0000144-DGPublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT BY CHIEF JUSTICE MINTON

In Breathitt County Bd. of Educ. v. Prater, this court announced a new rule of law allowing an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's ruling on an immunity defense.1 We granted discretionary review of this case to determine if the Court of Appeals exceeded the scope of appellate review in this interlocutory appeal when it not only agreed with the trial court that the defendants were not entitled to qualified immunity but went further and conclusively determined that these defendants were not negligent as a matter of law. We hold that the scope of…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Laurie Range v. Kenneth DouglasCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  2. Breathitt County Board of Education v. PraterKentucky Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Ratliff v. Fiscal Court of Caldwell Cty., Ky.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Tucker v. Cty Richmond, KYCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. Samaritan Alliance, LLCCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2014

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SextonMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  2. Hensley v. Haynes Trucking, LLCMissouri Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. Maggard v. KinneyMissouri Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Bell County Office of Jailer v. Nick J. EppsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2023
  5. Bert Hensley, in His Official and Individual Capacities v. John Adam Harkins, by and Through Guardian and Conservator John HarkinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2022

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