{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"jerry-keith-baker-individually-and-as-successor-cotrustee","displayName":"JERRY KEITH BAKER, individually and as successor co-trustee","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38065:2024-06-06","opinionId":"7262010e-90a0-51c3-b710-7d42e5e821a9","slug":"jerry-keith-baker-individually-and-as-successor-co-trustee-appellants-v-m-d38065","caseName":"JERRY KEITH BAKER, individually and as successor co-trustee, Appellants\nvs.\nMICHAEL DENNIS BAKER, individually and as successor co-trustee, and DEVIN BAKER, Respondents","caseNumber":"SD38065","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-06-06","year":2024,"display_summary":"Jerry Keith Baker, individually and as successor co-trustee, appealed the trial court's judgment in a dispute over trust assets. He argued the trial court erred by excluding evidence of statements made by Jerry D. Baker about cash in a safe and by dismissing Yvonne Suzette Peters as a necessary party, violating her due process rights. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding no prejudice from the excluded evidence as it was cumulative, and that Keith lacked standing to raise Suzette's due process claim, while his necessary party argument was unpreserved.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","evidence","appellate-procedure","trusts","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=208833","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/jerry-keith-baker-individually-and-as-successor-co-trustee-appellants-v-m-d38065","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}