{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"michaud-mitigation-inc-d/b/a-puroclean-restoration-professionals","displayName":"Michaud Mitigation Inc. d/b/a Puroclean Restoration Professionals","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108868:2021-04-06","opinionId":"9550a6a6-a3d9-5202-9d7e-5abbf3cb3407","slug":"michaud-mitigation-inc-dba-puroclean-restoration-professionals-respondent-108868","caseName":"Michaud Mitigation Inc. d/b/a Puroclean Restoration Professionals, Respondent, v. Ray M. Beckett, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED108868","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2021-04-06","year":2021,"display_summary":"Ray M. Beckett appealed from a judgment awarding Michaud Mitigation, Inc. contractual damages for flood mitigation work. Beckett argued that no valid contract existed due to the absence of a price term and that the trial court erred in admitting a software-generated invoice without proper foundation. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the contract was enforceable under an exception for situations where a price is difficult to determine in advance, and that a sufficient foundation was laid for the invoice's admission.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","evidence","standard-of-review","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=176315","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michaud-mitigation-inc-dba-puroclean-restoration-professionals-respondent-108868","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: 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: evidence","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}