{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"di-gregorio-food-products-inc","displayName":"Di Gregorio Food Products, Inc.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98443:2020-11-03","opinionId":"0a4794fe-9699-5fbc-aca3-f1c18f5cc9ea","slug":"di-gregorio-food-products-inc-respondent-v-john-racanelli-dba-racanellis-c98443","caseName":"Di Gregorio Food Products, Inc., Respondent, vs. John Racanelli, d/b/a Racanelli's Cucina Pizza Express, Racanelli's Cucina, Racanelli's Delmar, Racanelli's Kirkwood, Racanelli's Fenton, and Racanelli's New York Pizzaria, Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC98443","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2020-11-03","year":2020,"display_summary":"DiGregorio Food Products, Inc. sued John Racanelli, who operates pizza restaurants, for unpaid invoices totaling $44,383.85. The circuit court found for DiGregorio, applying a 10-year statute of limitations. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed, holding that the signed invoices did not contain an explicit written promise to pay money. Therefore, the general five-year statute of limitations applied, barring DiGregorio's claims.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=168654","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/di-gregorio-food-products-inc-respondent-v-john-racanelli-dba-racanellis-c98443","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: corporate","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}