{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kenneth-wilson-and-karen-wilson","displayName":"Kenneth Wilson and Karen Wilson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111983:2024-08-20","opinionId":"c820cdb1-6bcc-516b-a7d2-d21aa65b4a1e","slug":"clifton-merritt-and-tammy-merritt-appellants-v-kenneth-wilson-and-karen-w-111983","caseName":"Clifton Merritt and Tammy Merritt, Appellants, vs. Kenneth Wilson and Karen Wilson, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED111983","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2024-08-20","year":2024,"display_summary":"Clifton and Tammy Merritt sued Kenneth and Karen Wilson over an appurtenant easement and alleged oral and written agreements to terminate it. The Merritts claimed an oral agreement was reached in September 2020 and a written agreement via email in February 2021. The trial court granted summary judgment for the Wilsons, finding no contract existed and the statute of frauds barred the oral agreement. The appellate court affirmed, holding that no meeting of the minds occurred for either the oral or written agreement, and the statute of frauds applied to the purported oral contract.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","summary-judgment","property-real-estate","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=210475","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/clifton-merritt-and-tammy-merritt-appellants-v-kenneth-wilson-and-karen-w-111983","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":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}