{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"conservation-commission-of-missouri-defendant","displayName":"CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF MISSOURI, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38829:undated","opinionId":"bea4b104-d419-5ab6-980a-d06491f2c33b","slug":"butler-county-drainage-district-no-7-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-co-d38829","caseName":"BUTLER COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 7 OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nCONSERVATION COMMISSION OF MISSOURI, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38829","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"The Butler County Drainage District sued the Conservation Commission of Missouri, seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief to compel the removal of intra-floodway levees. The circuit court dismissed the claims with prejudice, finding the Conservation Commission immune. On appeal, the Southern District affirmed, concluding that the Drainage District failed to plead specific facts demonstrating a waiver of sovereign immunity or an applicable exception, which is required to overcome the default rule of sovereign immunity for governmental entities.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=227053","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/butler-county-drainage-district-no-7-of-missouri-plaintiff-appellant-v-co-d38829","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}