{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-lee","displayName":"Michael Lee","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83644:2021-02-23","opinionId":"3ed88a90-7c9f-58f7-86d0-8b7d13f1dca5","slug":"michael-lee-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-d83644","caseName":"Michael Lee\nvs.\nMissouri Department of Transportation","caseNumber":"WD83644","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-02-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Michael Lee sued the Missouri Department of Transportation for wrongful death after his daughter, Jessica Lee, died when her car was swept off a flooded road. The trial court dismissed the petition, concluding Jessica's awareness of the danger precluded the claim under *Harris v. Niehaus*. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the petition sufficiently alleged that MoDOT should have anticipated the harm despite the condition's potential obviousness, given the circumstances and the road being the sole egress.","primaryTopic":"premises-liability","topicSlugs":["premises-liability","negligence","wrongful-death","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=173754","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-lee-v-missouri-department-of-transportation-d83644","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: premises-liability"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/slip-and-fall"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"}],"role":"appellant"}]}