{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"kurt-scholdberg","displayName":"Kurt Scholdberg","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd81874:2019-06-04","opinionId":"10a2e39a-b992-5691-b4a9-f4f6d5313463","slug":"sherri-l-scholdberg-v-kurt-scholdberg-d81874","caseName":"Sherri L. Scholdberg\nvs.\nKurt Scholdberg","caseNumber":"WD81874","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2019-06-04","year":2019,"display_summary":"Sherri L. Scholdberg sued Kurt Scholdberg for premises liability after a railing on his porch broke, causing her to fall. The trial court granted summary judgment for Mr. Scholdberg, finding Ms. Scholdberg, as a licensee, failed to produce evidence that Mr. Scholdberg had actual knowledge of the railing's dangerous condition. The appellate court affirmed, holding that circumstantial evidence suggesting Mr. Scholdberg should have known was insufficient to establish the actual knowledge required for a licensee under Missouri law.","primaryTopic":"premises-liability","topicSlugs":["premises-liability","negligence","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=140854","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/sherri-l-scholdberg-v-kurt-scholdberg-d81874","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"slip-and-fall","label":"Slip and Fall","href":"/practice-areas/slip-and-fall","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: premises-liability"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/slip-and-fall"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":11,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"respondent"}]}