{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"hale-fireworks-llc-defendant","displayName":"HALE FIREWORKS, LLC, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38064:2024-03-05","opinionId":"6a9005f3-4e25-5fc2-95eb-014264ab1c30","slug":"chad-hood-plaintiff-appellant-v-hale-fireworks-llc-defendant-respondent-d38064","caseName":"CHAD HOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant\nv.\nHALE FIREWORKS, LLC, Defendant-Respondent","caseNumber":"SD38064","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-03-05","year":2024,"display_summary":"Chad Hood appealed the circuit court's decision to set aside a default judgment he obtained against Hale Fireworks, LLC. The circuit court granted Hale Fireworks' motion under Rule 74.06, finding it lacked personal jurisdiction due to improper service of process. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that service on the office manager of the registered agent's law office, rather than the registered agent personally, did not constitute proper service on the LLC. Therefore, the default judgment was void for lack of personal jurisdiction.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=206173","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/chad-hood-plaintiff-appellant-v-hale-fireworks-llc-defendant-respondent-d38064","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: employment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"},{"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":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}