TERRY METCALF, Plaintiff-Appellant v. FLORENCE LORENE BEARD, et al., Defendants-Respondents(2025)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 14, 2025#SD38276
Decision date: UnknownSD38855
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Modified
Procedural posture: Original proceeding in prohibition
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Statutes, rules, and cases referenced in this opinion.
Section 88.667, RSMo
Rule 55.27
City of St. Louis v. State, 682 S.W.3d 387
Cola Co. v. Nixon, 249 S.W.3d 855
Ferguson v. City of Sunrise Beach, 710 S.W.3d 620
Gross v. Parson, 624 S.W.3d 877
Merrell v. Carter, 518 S.W.3d 798
Missouri Constitution. State ex rel. Bailey v. Sengheiser, 692 S.W.3d 20
Scotland v. Mo. Pub. Entity Risk Mgmt. Fund, 537 S.W.3d 358
See Forbes v. Allison, 646 S.W.3d 733
Southers v. City of Farmington, 263 S.W.3d 603
State ex rel. Henley v. Bickel, 285 S.W.3d 327
State ex rel. Jones v. Eighmy, 572 S.W.3d 503
State ex rel. Twiehaus v. Adolf, 706 S.W.2d 443
Issue-specific holdings extracted from the court's opinion.
Issue: Whether inverse condemnation is the exclusive remedy for property damage claims, including those alleging negligence, nuisance, trespass, and ejectment, against a public entity with the power of eminent domain.
Yes; inverse condemnation is the exclusive remedy for property damage caused by a public entity with eminent domain power, and common law tort claims are not actionable as a matter of law in such circumstances.
Standard of review: de novo
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