CIVIL FILINGS: Jackson County

Aug. 20
Steve Sayre, individually and as administrator of the estate of Robert Keith Sayre vs. Westfield Insurance Company, Westfield Companies, Kurtis Barnett, Billy Barnett, James O. Smith and Theresa K. Smith, individually and as the administratrix of the estate of Richard Ryan Smith
PA – Carrie L. Newton; J – Nibert
* The plaintiff is suing the defendants for failing to timely pay on a claim he submitted to Westfield, the company that insured a vehicle owned by James O. and Theresa K. Smith, following the deaths of their sons, Steve Sayre and Richard Ryan Smith, in a car wreck that occurred on Aug. 21, 2008. He seeks unspecified damages, including $20,000 in underinsured motorists coverage, interest, attorney fees and court costs.
Case number: 10-C-130

Catherine M. Mefford, as parent and next friend of her minor child, C.A. vs. the Jackson County Board of Education
PA – Brent K. Kesner and Erin King; J – Evans
* The plaintiff, a resident of Ravenswood, is suing the defendant for injuries her 15-year-old son sustained on Jan. 27, 2010, when he was placed in a "time-out" room at Ripley Middle School, and his thumb was caught in a door jamb. She seeks unspecified damages, interest, court costs and attorney fees.
Case number: 10-C-131