{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"douglas-niemuth-and-carol-niemuth-respondents/cross","displayName":"DOUGLAS NIEMUTH, and CAROL NIEMUTH, Respondents/Cross-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37950:2024-04-02","opinionId":"ec26f97f-a1a7-5c42-bea9-c24cb6f91512","slug":"douglas-niemuth-and-carol-niemuth-respondentscross-appellants-v-donald-ga-d37950","caseName":"DOUGLAS NIEMUTH, and CAROL NIEMUTH, Respondents/Cross-Appellants\nv.\nDONALD GASTON, and ROUNDCOUNT RANCH, LLC, Appellants/Respondents","caseNumber":"SD37950","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-04-02","year":2024,"display_summary":"Donald Gaston and Roundcount Ranch, LLC appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to Douglas and Carol Niemuth regarding a right-of-first-refusal (ROFR) in a real estate contract. The Niemuths sought to purchase a portion of a 190-acre tract, while Gaston had a bona fide offer for the entire tract. The appellate court reversed, holding that the ROFR required the Niemuths to match the terms of the bona fide offer, including the purchase of the entire tract. The case was remanded with instructions to enter judgment for Gaston and Roundcount and award Gaston attorney's fees.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","property-real-estate","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206993","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/douglas-niemuth-and-carol-niemuth-respondentscross-appellants-v-donald-ga-d37950","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc","text: contract"],"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: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}