{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michael-d-trent","displayName":"Michael D. Trent","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86651:undated","opinionId":"3358c399-98aa-5634-8fc0-ae07d79b092e","slug":"lee-brown-v-michael-d-trent-d86651","caseName":"Lee Brown\nvs.\nMichael D. Trent","caseNumber":"WD86651","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2024,"display_summary":"Lee Brown appealed a circuit court judgment against him, which stemmed from a trial de novo following a small claims court judgment in favor of Michael Trent. Brown argued the circuit court erred by denying his request for a jury trial. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that Brown was entitled to a jury trial in the circuit court for the trial de novo, as the circuit court misapplied the law by requiring Trent's agreement for a jury.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=213036","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lee-brown-v-michael-d-trent-d86651","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"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"}]}