Missouri Court of Appeals· 7/30/2002

Betts-Lucas v. Hartmann

Citations

87 S.W.3d 310
2002 Mo. App. LEXIS 1625
2002 WL 1748602

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finding that “[s]overeign immunity, if not waived, bars suits against employees in their official capacity, as such suits are essentially direct claims against the state.”
reiterating the findings in Dixon that the Fund constitutes a voluntary assumption of defense and payment of judgment or claims against state employees, and as such, sovereign immunity is not an issue in a claim by a plaintiff seeking recovery from the State Legal Expense Fund
reiterating the findings in Dixon that the Fund constitutes a voluntary assumption of defense and payment of judgment or claims against state employees, and as such, sovereign immunity is not an issue in a claim by a plaintiff seeking recovery from the State Legal Expense Fund
“Sovereign immunity, if not waived, bars suits against employees in their official capacity, as such suits are essentially direct claims against the state.”

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Judges: Ronald R. Holliger

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