{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"empire-district-electric-company-defendant","displayName":"EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37923:2024-03-05","opinionId":"848989a6-0b41-5805-a908-7c52398f22ef","slug":"taneycomo-lakefront-resort-rv-park-llc-plaintiff-appellant-v-empire-distr-d37923","caseName":"TANEYCOMO LAKEFRONT RESORT & RV PARK, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nEMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD37923","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-03-05","year":2024,"display_summary":"Taneycomo Lakefront Resort & RV Park, LLC, sued Empire District Electric Company to clear title to lakefront real estate that Empire claimed to own in fee simple. The circuit court entered judgment for Empire, declaring it owned fee simple title. The Southern District of Missouri Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the deed Empire relied upon granted only a flowage easement, not fee-simple title, and remanded the case for further proceedings.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206174","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/taneycomo-lakefront-resort-rv-park-llc-plaintiff-appellant-v-empire-distr-d37923","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate","text: real estate","text: deed","text: easement"],"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"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}