{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"joseph-zygler","displayName":"Joseph Zygler","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108543:2020-09-22","opinionId":"95c415ba-2036-5939-98ac-459831b85cf2","slug":"joseph-zygler-appellant-v-hawkins-construction-et-al-respondent-108543","caseName":"Joseph Zygler, Appellant, vs. Hawkins Construction, et al., Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108543","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-09-22","year":2020,"display_summary":"Joseph Zygler, an employee of a flooring subcontractor, sued Hawkins Construction and Deluca Plumbing for negligence after tripping on a plumbing cleanout at a construction site. The trial court granted summary judgment for the subcontractors, applying the acceptance doctrine. On appeal, Zygler argued the acceptance doctrine was inapplicable, that factual issues remained regarding acceptance, and that he was a third-party beneficiary of the contracts. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, holding that the acceptance doctrine shielded the subcontractors from liability and that Zygler's third-party beneficiary claim was improperly raised and lacked merit.","primaryTopic":"negligence","topicSlugs":["negligence","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","contracts","personal-injury"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=166356","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/joseph-zygler-appellant-v-hawkins-construction-et-al-respondent-108543","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"}]}