State ex rel. Officer Sergeant Dirk Helms and Chief Joe Edwards, Relators v. the Honorable Joseph Alfred Rathert

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri granted a writ of prohibition, permanently ordering the circuit court to dismiss the wrongful‑death claims against Sergeant Helms and Chief Edwards. The Court held that official immunity bars liability because the duties alleged—adopting pursuit policies, training officers, and terminating a pursuit—are discretionary, not ministerial. The public‑duty doctrine was not addressed because official immunity was dispositive.