Missouri Court of Appeals, 2004

Harris v. State

Harris v. State
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided December 28, 2004 · Cohen, Crane, Dowd
157 S.W.3d 264; 2004 Mo. App. LEXIS 1989; 2004 WL 2999098 (South Western Reporter, Third Series)

Harris v. State

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

Bernice Harris (“Plaintiff’) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County dismissing her claims against Monica Jones, an employee of Bel-lefontaine Habilitation Center (“BHC”), for injuries Plaintiff received while a resident at BHC. 1

We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal. We hold that the doctrine of official immunity bars Plaintiffs suit. See State ex rel. Twiehaus v. Adolf, 706 S.W.2d 443, 444 (Mo. banc 1986). An extended opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating the principles of law applicable to this case would have no precedential value. We have, however, provided a memorandum for the use of the parties only setting forth the reasons for our decision.

We affirm the award pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).

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. We note that Plaintiff's appellate brief does not challenge the dismissal of her claims against the State of Missouri or the Department of Mental Health, Bellefontaine Habilitation Center. We, therefore, consider only the dismissal of Plaintiff's claims against Ms. Jones. See Kabir v. Missouri Dept. of Social Services, 845 S.W.2d 102, 103 (Mo.App. W.D. 1993).

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