{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"menard-inc-d/b/a-menards-and-city-of-richmond-heights-missouri","displayName":"Menard, Inc. d/b/a Menards, and City of Richmond Heights, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109525:2021-11-23","opinionId":"d80357c3-bd0b-5853-b049-6a2a718ec2eb","slug":"sharon-watson-as-trustee-of-the-george-t-and-mary-e-watson-trust-dated-no-109525","caseName":"Sharon Watson, as Trustee of the George T. and Mary E. Watson Trust dated November 18, 1997, Appellant, v. Menard, Inc. d/b/a Menards, and City of Richmond Heights, Missouri, Respondents.","caseNumber":"ED109525","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-11-23","year":2021,"display_summary":"Sharon Watson, as Trustee, sued Menard, Inc. and the City of Richmond Heights for negligence after her property sustained damage following a failed condemnation attempt and issues with property insurance and deed recording. The trial court dismissed her amended petition for damages. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal, holding that Watson's negligence claims were time-barred because the statute of limitations began to run when the damages were discoverable, which was more than five years before she filed suit.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","negligence","property-real-estate","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=182214","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/sharon-watson-as-trustee-of-the-george-t-and-mary-e-watson-trust-dated-no-109525","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}