{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"eugene-brooks-lilly-et-al","displayName":"Eugene Brooks Lilly, et al","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80698:2018-04-10","opinionId":"3d762287-369b-5fac-9d3a-fcc9d77a3a45","slug":"eugene-brooks-lilly-et-al-v-polsinelli-pc-et-al-d80698","caseName":"Eugene Brooks Lilly, et al\nvs.\nPolsinelli, PC, et al","caseNumber":"WD80698","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-04-10","year":2018,"display_summary":"Eugene Brooks Lilly and others (the Lillys) appealed the circuit court's judgment dismissing their second lawsuit against Polsinelli, PC, et al. (Owen and Polsinelli) on abatement grounds, conceding it was identical to a previously filed, pending suit. The Lillys contended the dismissal was erroneous because both suits were before the same judge and an exception to the abatement doctrine applied. Owen and Polsinelli argued the appellate court lacked jurisdiction because the dismissal was without prejudice. The appellate court agreed with Owen and Polsinelli, dismissing the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, finding no exception to the rule that dismissals without prejudice are not appealable applied.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"reversed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=124513","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/eugene-brooks-lilly-et-al-v-polsinelli-pc-et-al-d80698","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":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}