{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"debbie-m-earley","displayName":"Debbie M. Earley","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110514:2023-03-21","opinionId":"cb0de46d-35b5-5845-b5a3-52bbc513d253","slug":"debbie-m-earley-appellant-v-mary-v-dunn-respondent-110514","caseName":"Debbie M. Earley, Appellant, v. Mary V. Dunn, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED110514","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-03-21","year":2023,"display_summary":"Debbie Earley, an in-home caregiver, sued her employer, Mary Dunn, for negligence after being sexually assaulted by Dunn's grandson in Dunn's home. Earley argued that the employer-employee relationship created a duty for Dunn to protect her from third-party criminal acts. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Dunn, finding no such duty. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the employer-employee relationship alone does not constitute a special relationship giving rise to a duty to protect against unforeseeable third-party criminal acts, and that prior statements to the contrary were dictum.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","employment-law","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","personal-injury"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=193476","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/debbie-m-earley-appellant-v-mary-v-dunn-respondent-110514","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: employment-law","text: employer","text: employee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}