{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"new-prime-inc-defendant","displayName":"NEW PRIME, INC., Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35233:2019-01-09","opinionId":"6b727892-5391-5e8d-bd81-52fe9690df3d","slug":"esther-a-wilson-alec-wilson-and-esther-a-wilson-as-personal-representativ-d35233","caseName":"ESTHER A. WILSON, ALEC WILSON and ESTHER A. WILSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of KELLI A. WILSON, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants\nvs.\nNEW PRIME, INC., Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD35233","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-01-09","year":2019,"display_summary":"Esther A. Wilson and Alec Wilson, individually and as personal representative of Kelli A. Wilson's estate, appealed the dismissal of their wrongful death petition against New Prime, Inc. The trial court dismissed the petition, finding that non-party tortfeasors were necessary parties under Missouri law. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that Oklahoma substantive law applied to the wrongful death claim, and under Oklahoma law, a defendant can predicate its defense on a non-party's negligence, thus making dismissal for non-joinder improper.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","other","wrongful-death"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=135493","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/esther-a-wilson-alec-wilson-and-esther-a-wilson-as-personal-representativ-d35233","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death","text: wrongful death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"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"}]}