{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"mississippi-valley-equipment-company","displayName":"Mississippi Valley Equipment Company","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113156:2025-10-21","opinionId":"ef651190-ea23-5305-8791-b80433a614ee","slug":"mississippi-valley-equipment-company-respondent-v-david-killian-dba-elite-113156","caseName":"Mississippi Valley Equipment Company, Respondent, vs. David Killian, d/b/a Elite Seawall & Excavating, LLC, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113156","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-10-21","year":2025,"display_summary":"David Killian appealed a trial court's judgment finding him personally liable for Mississippi Valley Equipment Company's (MVE) breach of contract claim. Killian argued there was insufficient evidence he contracted in his individual capacity, that he assented to two of the three contracts, and that the attorney's fee award was unsupported. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding Killian failed to meet his burden to show the judgment was incorrect on all points.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=226618","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/mississippi-valley-equipment-company-respondent-v-david-killian-dba-elite-113156","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}