{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"city-of-malden-missouri","displayName":"CITY OF MALDEN, MISSOURI","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36182:2020-10-27","opinionId":"ef06c34d-af5c-50a6-b7d6-5b199eb6e4c7","slug":"city-of-malden-missouri-respondent-v-dunklin-county-reorganized-common-se-d36182","caseName":"CITY OF MALDEN, MISSOURI, Respondent\nv.\nDUNKLIN COUNTY REORGANIZED COMMON SEWER DISTRICT #1, Appellant","caseNumber":"SD36182","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-10-27","year":2020,"display_summary":"The City of Malden and Dunklin County Reorganized Common Sewer District #1 disputed the interpretation of a payment provision in their intergovernmental agreement for wastewater treatment. The trial court found in favor of the City, concluding it had billed the District correctly. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the agreement was ambiguous, which allowed for the admission of parol evidence, and that the parties' long-standing course of conduct supported the City's interpretation of the billing method.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","evidence"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=168295","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/city-of-malden-missouri-respondent-v-dunklin-county-reorganized-common-se-d36182","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: evidence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}