{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tony-woolfolk-et-al","displayName":"Tony Woolfolk, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111491:2024-04-09","opinionId":"9156e0d3-ff21-5a0a-bb28-bbc25997de07","slug":"tony-woolfolk-et-al-appellants-v-st-louis-county-et-al-respondents-111491","caseName":"Tony Woolfolk, et al., Appellants, vs. St. Louis County, et al., Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED111491","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-09","year":2024,"display_summary":"Tony Woolfolk's family sued St. Louis County police officers for wrongful death after Woolfolk, a passenger, died in a high-speed police chase that ended in a crash. The trial court granted summary judgment for the officers, finding no duty, no proximate causation, and protection under official immunity and the public duty doctrine. The appellate court affirmed, holding that police officers do not owe a statutory or common law duty of care to voluntary passengers in a fleeing vehicle.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","governmental-immunity","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=207115","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tony-woolfolk-et-al-appellants-v-st-louis-county-et-al-respondents-111491","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: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}