{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"donna-j-powers-and-brian-j-powers","displayName":"DONNA J. POWERS and BRIAN J. POWERS","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36388:2020-09-11","opinionId":"e1819f3b-b1fe-5a0c-9385-c24f8bdd0cb3","slug":"cedar-park-development-llc-and-lorie-a-lough-appellants-v-donna-j-powers-d36388","caseName":"CEDAR PARK DEVELOPMENT, LLC, and LORIE A. LOUGH, Appellants\nvs.\nDONNA J. POWERS and BRIAN J. POWERS, Respondents","caseNumber":"SD36388","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2020-09-11","year":2020,"display_summary":"Lorie A. Lough appealed a trial court judgment that approved the sale of a limited liability company's assets and the distribution of proceeds, which was entered in accordance with a settlement agreement. Lough accepted her $3,000 distributive share of the sale proceeds. The appellate court dismissed her appeal, holding that by voluntarily accepting a benefit of the judgment with knowledge of the material facts, Lough abandoned her right to appeal.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","contracts","property-real-estate","other"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=165873","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/cedar-park-development-llc-and-lorie-a-lough-appellants-v-donna-j-powers-d36388","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":"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":"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"}]}