{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"patricia-nowellsilman","displayName":"Patricia Nowell-Silman","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112005:2024-08-20","opinionId":"a31134be-922e-553e-b487-da9debf5934e","slug":"patricia-nowell-silman-appellant-v-missouri-department-of-public-safety-v-112005","caseName":"Patricia Nowell-Silman, Appellant, vs. Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans' Commission d/b/a Missouri Veterans' Home, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112005","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-08-20","year":2024,"display_summary":"Patricia Nowell-Silman appealed the dismissal of her premises liability and wrongful death petition against the Missouri Veterans' Home (MVC) after her father, a resident, left the facility, fell, and died. She alleged a dangerous condition on MVC's property due to the lack of coded locks and resident monitors, which she claimed waived sovereign immunity. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that the absence of such devices did not constitute a physical defect in the property necessary to establish a dangerous condition under the sovereign immunity waiver statute.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","premises-liability","civil-procedure","wrongful-death"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210476","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/patricia-nowell-silman-appellant-v-missouri-department-of-public-safety-v-112005","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":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: premises-liability","text: premises liability","text: dangerous condition"],"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"}]}