Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Date unavailable
BUTLER COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 7 OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CONSERVATION COMMISSION OF MISSOURI, Defendant-Respondent
The Butler County Drainage District sued the Conservation Commission of Missouri, seeking declaratory judgment and injunctive relief to compel the removal of intra-floodway levees. The circuit court dismissed the claims with prejudice, finding the Conservation Commission immune. On appeal, the Southern District affirmed, concluding that the Drainage District failed to plead specific facts demonstrating a waiver of sovereign immunity or an applicable exception, which is required to overcome the default rule of sovereign immunity for governmental entities.