{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"grand-lodge-of-ancient-free-and-accepted-masons-of-the-state-of-missouri","displayName":"Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd85658:undated","opinionId":"68a45398-3d12-55e7-90b7-d08d69bd5f4d","slug":"james-d-merchant-et-al-james-d-merchant-personal-representative-for-james-d85658","caseName":"James D. Merchant, et al., James D. Merchant, Personal Representative for James T. Merchant (Deceased)\nvs. \nGrand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri","caseNumber":"WD85658","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"The Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Missouri appealed the denial of its motion to intervene in a dispute between two factions of the Marshall Masonic Temple Association's Board of Directors over corporate control and property. The appellate court reversed the trial court's judgment, finding that Grand Lodge satisfied all three elements required for intervention as a matter of right under Rule 52.12(a). The case was remanded with instructions to grant Grand Lodge's intervention.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","property-real-estate","trusts","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203974","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-d-merchant-et-al-james-d-merchant-personal-representative-for-james-d85658","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":"estate-planning","label":"Estate Planning","href":"/practice-areas/estate-planning","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: trusts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/estate-planning"},{"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"}]}