{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jerry-d-brumbaugh-petitioner","displayName":"JERRY D. BRUMBAUGH, Petitioner-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35835:2019-04-30","opinionId":"d083047c-73f5-5b0a-bbfb-024e7a830cb8","slug":"jerry-d-brumbaugh-petitioner-appellant-v-joel-w-walters-respondent-respon-d35835","caseName":"JERRY D. BRUMBAUGH, Petitioner-Appellant\nv.\nJOEL W. WALTERS, Respondent-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35835","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-30","year":2019,"display_summary":"Jerry D. Brumbaugh appealed the dismissal of his lawsuit against Joel W. Walters, the Director of Revenue, in his official capacity, alleging that Missouri's driver's license statutes are unconstitutional. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding Brumbaugh's brief to be woefully inadequate and in violation of Rule 84.04(d) for failing to set forth coherent points relied on. Additionally, the court noted that sovereign immunity generally protects state officials in their official capacities from suit, and Brumbaugh failed to present any exceptions to overcome this defense.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","governmental-immunity","civil-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139840","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jerry-d-brumbaugh-petitioner-appellant-v-joel-w-walters-respondent-respon-d35835","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"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":"appellant"}]}