{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"edgar-foshe-bozarth-sr","displayName":"Edgar Foshe Bozarth, Sr.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83493:2020-11-24","opinionId":"4742f9a4-7897-574a-ac8c-505cedab76d7","slug":"joyce-elaine-bozarth-v-edgar-foshe-bozarth-sr-d83493","caseName":"Joyce Elaine Bozarth\nvs.\nEdgar Foshe Bozarth, Sr.","caseNumber":"WD83493","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-11-24","year":2020,"display_summary":"Ms. Joyce Bozarth appealed the circuit court's amended judgment in a breach-of-contract action against Mr. Edgar Bozarth, Sr., stemming from a 2002 separation agreement. The circuit court had denied Ms. Bozarth's motion for partial summary judgment and, without a cross-motion, ruled in Mr. Bozarth's favor on the merits, also awarding him attorney fees. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the circuit court erred by granting summary judgment to a non-moving party without a proper motion, which violated Rule 74.04. Consequently, the attorney fee award was also vacated.","primaryTopic":"summary-judgment","topicSlugs":["summary-judgment","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=169515","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/joyce-elaine-bozarth-v-edgar-foshe-bozarth-sr-d83493","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"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"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}