{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"commerce-tower-place-et-al","displayName":"Commerce Tower Place, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87977:undated","opinionId":"7876e814-7e52-5cc7-b7e2-bae0df159510","slug":"acoma-development-llc-et-al-v-commerce-tower-place-et-al-d87977","caseName":"Acoma Development, LLC, et al.\nvs. \nCommerce Tower Place, et al.","caseNumber":"WD87977","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Acoma Development, LLC and Michael Knight appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of multiple defendants in a lawsuit seeking a percentage of net proceeds from a settlement of HVAC claims. The appellants argued the trial court erred by not granting a continuance for discovery to determine if attorney's fees, which fully offset the gross settlement proceeds, were actually paid. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in denying the continuance and noting Knight had no right to proceeds. The case was remanded for the trial court to determine and award the defendants' reasonable attorney's fees on appeal.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","summary-judgment","contracts","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226696","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/acoma-development-llc-et-al-v-commerce-tower-place-et-al-d87977","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"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"}],"role":"respondent"}]}