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HENSLEY v. JACKSON COUNTY

No. SC 88176.

227 S.W.3d 491 (2007)

Douglas A. HENSLEY, Jr., Respondent, v. JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

July 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Riederer, Randell G. Collins, Kansas City, MO, for Appellant.

John C. Bragg, Independence, MO, for Respondent.

Zachary T. Cartwright, Jr., Missouri Highways & Transportation Com'n, Jefferson City, Galen Beaufort, Douglas McMillan, Office of City Atty., Kansas City, MO, for Amicus Curiae Missouri Highways & Transportation Com'n.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Jackson County appeals from a jury verdict of $150,000 in favor of plaintiff Douglas Hensley, Jr., on his claim that Jackson County's negligent failure to maintain or repair a downed stop sign caused an accident in which he sustained personal injuries. It argues that sovereign immunity should have barred suit against it. For the reasons set out herein, this Court holds that this suit for failure to maintain or repair a stop sign falls within...

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