Supreme Court of Missouri / Dec 19, 2023
State ex rel. Tyler Technologies, Inc., Relator, v. The Honorable David P. Chamberlain, Respondent.
Tyler Technologies, Inc., sought a writ of prohibition to prevent the circuit court from proceeding with negligence claims (Counts IV and VI) in a class-action lawsuit. Property owners alleged Tyler negligently performed contractual obligations to assist Jackson County with real property assessments, resulting in illegal assessments. The Missouri Supreme Court made its preliminary writ of prohibition permanent, holding that Tyler owed no duty of care to the property owners due to the rule of privity, thereby entitling Tyler to dismissal of the claims.