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Judge grants directed verdict to Polsinelli
A Jackson County judge on Jan. 16 directed a verdict for Polsinelli in a case in which former clients of the firm alleged it and one of its attorneys breached an oral contract. The trial continued against the individual attorney before ending in a confidential settlement. The ruling came in a case brought by father-and-daughter […]
Probate: Trusts-Oral Contract-Statute of Frauds
Plaintiff appealed from the grant of adverse judgment in her action against defendants in connection with trust documents executed by plaintiff’s deceased grandfather. Where oral contract asserted by plaintiff concerned division and distribution of plaintiff’s grandfather’s property after his death, the statute of frauds required such contract to be in writing. But district court[...]
Contracts : Oral Contract – Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act – Punitive Damages
May v. Williams (MLW No. 70839/Case No. WD79651 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
Contracts : Specific Performance – Oral Contract – Sale Of Property
Barkho v. Ready (MLW No. 70350/Case No. WD79827 – 13 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Welsh, J.)
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