{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"terry-metcalf-plaintiff","displayName":"TERRY METCALF, Plaintiff-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38276:2025-05-14","opinionId":"eec4b38f-9027-5b57-8f68-55ccc471d43a","slug":"terry-metcalf-plaintiff-appellant-v-florence-lorene-beard-et-al-defendant-d38276","caseName":"TERRY METCALF, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nFLORENCE LORENE BEARD, et al., Defendants-Respondents","caseNumber":"SD38276","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2025-05-14","year":2025,"display_summary":"Terry Metcalf sued four government employees in their individual and official capacities for various torts, including malicious prosecution, negligence, and tortious interference, stemming from an audit and attempted prosecution related to his service on a road district board. The trial court dismissed all claims. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that Metcalf's claims were barred by sovereign immunity, official immunity, and the public duty doctrine, as he failed to establish any waiver of immunity or sufficiently plead exceptions.","primaryTopic":"governmental-immunity","topicSlugs":["governmental-immunity","civil-procedure","negligence","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=220613","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/terry-metcalf-plaintiff-appellant-v-florence-lorene-beard-et-al-defendant-d38276","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":"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"}]}