{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-rhett-mason-and-jace-mason-defendants","displayName":"JAMES RHETT MASON and JACE MASON, Defendants-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38189:2024-10-03","opinionId":"7bd98118-e362-5786-9c09-3e7b43c3e7ed","slug":"tyler-pendergraft-plaintiff-respondent-v-james-rhett-mason-and-jace-mason-d38189","caseName":"TYLER PENDERGRAFT, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nJAMES RHETT MASON and JACE MASON, Defendants-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD38189","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-10-03","year":2024,"display_summary":"Plaintiff Tyler Pendergraft sued James Rhett Mason and Jace Mason for assault and battery, alleging separate injuries caused by each defendant. The jury returned separate verdicts with different damage awards against each defendant. Defendants moved to amend the judgment to merge the verdicts, arguing a double recovery, but the trial court denied the motion. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the merger doctrine did not apply because the jury awarded damages for separate claims based on different conduct causing different injuries.","primaryTopic":"personal-injury","topicSlugs":["personal-injury","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213314","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tyler-pendergraft-plaintiff-respondent-v-james-rhett-mason-and-jace-mason-d38189","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"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"}]}