{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"elvin-leon-mustion-and-loretta-jean-mustion-his-wife-cotrustees-defendants","displayName":"ELVIN LEON MUSTION and LORETTA JEAN MUSTION, his wife, Co-Trustees, Defendants-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd36788:2021-03-16","opinionId":"459e4d8c-0b64-55a8-8dc3-c1d97d708288","slug":"warren-coats-trustee-plaintiff-respondent-v-elvin-leon-mustion-and-lorett-d36788","caseName":"WARREN COATS, Trustee, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nELVIN LEON MUSTION and LORETTA JEAN MUSTION, his wife, Co-Trustees, Defendants-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD36788","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2021-03-16","year":2021,"display_summary":"Warren Coats, Trustee, sued Elvin Leon Mustion and Loretta Jean Mustion, Co-Trustees, over an easement dispute, seeking an injunction and damages for trespass. After a bench trial, the court issued an original judgment granting an injunction and surveyor costs, but later, in an amended judgment, rescinded the surveyor costs and awarded punitive damages, which neither party had requested in their post-trial motions. The appellate court reversed the punitive damages award, holding that the trial court lacked authority to amend the judgment to grant unrequested relief more than 30 days after the original judgment. The permanent injunction was affirmed.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","property-real-estate","other"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=175335","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/warren-coats-trustee-plaintiff-respondent-v-elvin-leon-mustion-and-lorett-d36788","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","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"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: trustee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"}],"role":"appellant"}]}