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HODGES v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS

No. SC 87513.

217 S.W.3d 278 (2007)

Kimberly HODGES, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Lawson, Edward J. Hanlon, Thomas R. McDonnell, St. Louis, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Donald L. Schlapprizzi, St. Louis, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Galen P. Beaufort, William D. Geary, Kansas City, for Amicus Curiae, City of Kansas City, Mo.

RONNIE L. WHITE, Judge.

I.

The City of St. Louis (City) appeals the judgment of the circuit court awarding damages to Kimberly Hodges after her mother died of injuries from a car accident caused by a City police officer. Hodges filed a cross-appeal challenging the constitutionality of the statutory limitation on damages payable by a public entity. The Court holds that the officer is an agent of the City for purposes of vicarious liability and the limitation...

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