{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"janet-behrick","displayName":"Janet Behrick","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108092:2020-05-12","opinionId":"26d011da-6c23-5c0f-af61-cd19a691b1bd","slug":"janet-behrick-appellant-v-konert-farms-homeowners-association-respondent-108092","caseName":"Janet Behrick, Appellant, vs. Konert Farms Homeowners' Association, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108092","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-05-12","year":2020,"display_summary":"Janet Behrick appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to Konert Farms Homeowners' Association (HOA) and denial of her own motion for summary judgment. Behrick claimed the HOA had a duty under the subdivision's Declaration to repair and maintain a limestone rock wall in her backyard. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the natural limestone formation was neither a \"retaining wall\" nor \"installed\" by the Declarant as required by the unambiguous terms of the Declaration. The court also clarified that extrinsic evidence is permissible to establish a breach of contract, even when the contract itself is unambiguous.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","contracts","summary-judgment"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=156275","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/janet-behrick-appellant-v-konert-farms-homeowners-association-respondent-108092","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":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: contract"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: summary-judgment","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}