{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"city-of-springfield-missouri-a-municipal-corporation","displayName":"CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37695:2023-06-23","opinionId":"b07cf945-9885-514a-8b08-544964770672","slug":"public-water-supply-district-no-1-of-greene-county-missouri-appellant-v-c-d37695","caseName":"PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 1 of GREENE COUNTY MISSOURI, Appellant\nvs.\nCITY OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37695","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-06-23","year":2023,"display_summary":"Public Water Supply District No. 1 of Greene County, Missouri (PWSD-1) sued the City of Springfield, Missouri, alleging the City was unlawfully selling water within PWSD-1's exclusive service territory. The circuit court dismissed PWSD-1's petition with prejudice for failing to state a claim. The appellate court vacated the dismissal and remanded the case, holding that PWSD-1's petition adequately stated a claim for declaratory judgment, as a plaintiff is not required to show entitlement to the declaration on the merits to state such a claim.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","administrative-law","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=196893","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/public-water-supply-district-no-1-of-greene-county-missouri-appellant-v-c-d37695","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}