{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"joan-rister-and-fred-rister-plaintiffs","displayName":"JOAN RISTER and FRED RISTER, Plaintiffs-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37374:2023-08-30","opinionId":"b9fbb3e9-6fd0-5ffa-8609-7dbdcb8503b7","slug":"joan-rister-and-fred-rister-plaintiffs-respondents-v-nhc-healthcare-osage-d37374","caseName":"JOAN RISTER and FRED RISTER, Plaintiffs-Respondents\nv.\nNHC HEALTHCARE – OSAGE BEACH, LLC, d/b/a OSAGE BEACH REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37374","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2023-08-30","year":2023,"display_summary":"Joan Rister was admitted to NHC Healthcare, and her husband, Fred Rister, signed an arbitration agreement on her behalf. After Joan suffered an injury, the Risters sued, and NHC moved to compel arbitration. The trial court denied NHC's motion, finding no evidence Fred had legal authority to sign for Joan and that Joan's mere status as a third-party beneficiary was insufficient to bind her. The appellate court affirmed, agreeing that NHC failed to prove a valid arbitration agreement existed or that Joan was estopped from denying its effect.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","other"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=200517","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/joan-rister-and-fred-rister-plaintiffs-respondents-v-nhc-healthcare-osage-d37374","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}