{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"goose-creek-lake-trustees-inc","displayName":"Goose Creek Lake Trustees, Inc.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed107966:2020-04-21","opinionId":"861d2bc1-192d-5c11-800d-2e4bb3ce24c1","slug":"carl-watkins-and-matthew-watkins-limited-co-guardians-and-full-co-conserv-107966","caseName":"Carl Watkins and Matthew Watkins, Limited Co-Guardians and Full Co-Conservators for Richard Watkins, Appellants, vs. Goose Creek Lake Trustees, Inc., Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED107966","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-04-21","year":2020,"display_summary":"Carl and Matthew Watkins, as co-guardians and co-conservators for Richard Watkins, appealed the trial court's judgment dismissing Watkins' claims and entering judgment for Goose Creek Lake Trustees, Inc. on its counterclaims. The trial court had granted a guardian ad litem's motion to withdraw after the GAL unilaterally determined Watkins' competency off the record. The appellate court reversed the judgment and remanded for a new trial, holding that the trial court misapplied the law by allowing the GAL to determine competency, as the court itself must conduct such an inquiry.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","other","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=155017","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/carl-watkins-and-matthew-watkins-limited-co-guardians-and-full-co-conserv-107966","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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":"respondent"}]}