{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"city-of-ballwin","displayName":"City of Ballwin","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed110153:2022-06-07","opinionId":"6a5d7c5b-7f5e-58eb-b884-ac33836eb956","slug":"dmk-holdings-llc-appellant-v-city-of-ballwin-respondent-110153","caseName":"DMK Holdings, LLC, Appellant, v. City of Ballwin, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED110153","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-06-07","year":2022,"display_summary":"DMK Holdings, LLC appealed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Ballwin on its inverse condemnation and declaratory judgment claims. DMK challenged Ballwin's interpretation of its ordinances regarding a fence's \"workmanlike\" requirement and whether solar panels on a porch covering required a permit. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, holding that \"workmanlike\" and \"professional\" had indistinguishable meanings and that the solar panels were mounted on a \"roof\" requiring a permit.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","summary-judgment","property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=187259","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/dmk-holdings-llc-appellant-v-city-of-ballwin-respondent-110153","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}