{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"loren-macke-respondent-pamela-eden","displayName":"Loren Macke, Respondent, Pamela Eden","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc97599:2019-07-16","opinionId":"bd5a4ec9-0874-54b9-833e-b2c153f0e948","slug":"loren-macke-respondent-pamela-eden-appellant-v-austin-patton-defendant-c97599","caseName":"Loren Macke, Respondent, Pamela Eden, Appellant, vs. Austin Patton, Defendant.","caseNumber":"SC97599","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2019-07-16","year":2019,"display_summary":"Pamela Eden appealed the circuit court's distribution of a wrongful death settlement for her son, Nicklaus Macke, arguing the court abused its discretion by denying a second continuance and erred in apportioning only 2% of the settlement to her. The circuit court had awarded 98% to Nicklaus's father, Loren Macke. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in denying the continuance and no error in the apportionment of damages, while also clarifying the appropriate standard of review for such cases.","primaryTopic":"wrongful-death","topicSlugs":["wrongful-death","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=142459","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/loren-macke-respondent-pamela-eden-appellant-v-austin-patton-defendant-c97599","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":11,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure","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","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"}],"role":"appellant"}]}