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Board of Directors of Richland Township, et al. v. Kenoma, LLC (MLW No. 58863/Case No. SD29080 – 10 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, per curiam) Where a township tried to enjoin a pr oposed hog-feeding business, claiming violations ...

Tagged with: Authority Real Property Zoning

Buck v. Buck (MLW No. 58867/Case No. SD29198 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Rahmeyer, J.) Even though a father had verbal notice of a mother’s intent to relocate with their children and even though he physically ...

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Hartman v. State (MLW No. 58868/Case No. SD29174 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Lynch, C.J.) Where a defendant failed to file with the appellate court the transcript or legal file from the underlying criminal trial, both ...

Tagged with: Criminal Law Failure To File Post-Conviction Relief

State v. Tyler (MLW No. 58859/Case No. SD28713 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) Where a defendant convicted of drunk driving objected to a jury instruction that he claimed was prejudicial and proposed an alternative ...

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Hilles v. Thomas (MLW No. 58858/Case No. SD29152 – 5 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Scott, P.J.) Where a subcontractor in the drywall business asked another drywall crew to help with a job and the homeowners paid the ...

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Green v. Study (MLW No. 58862/Case No. SD29286 – 14 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.) Where landowners brought a petition in replevin against neighbors for alleged unlawful possession of their cattle, the neighbor failed to plead ...

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Edmondson v. Edwards (MLW No. 58864/Case No. SD28765/SD28810 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.) Where an ongoing dispute between neighboring landowners over water rights resulted in judgment allowing the defendants an option to purge themselves ...

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Sanctions; child support SD28876 In re the Marriage of: Deanna J. Noel, Petitioner/Respondent, v. Robert A. Noel Jr., Respondent/Appellant Appeal From: Greene County Circuit Court, Judge Mark A. Powell Handdown Date: 3/5/2009 Opinion Author: Judge Nancy Steffen Rahmeyer Opinion Vote: ...

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Even though sellers covered with soil an area of property where they observed moisture and bad smells and claimed their action was sufficient to constitute a repair of the area, there was sufficient evidence that the sellers made false representations ...

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Where there was no evidence that a landowner used a route at issue to access another portion of his land, the new owner could not show the type of use necessary to support its claim for an implied easement. Visible ...

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Where defendant’s post-conviction counsel failed to file an amended motion or a statement in lieu of an amended motion with the motion court and counsel did not sign the defendant’s pro se statement, the record did not indicate whether counsel ...

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