{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"racket-merchandise-company","displayName":"Racket Merchandise Company","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:doc-18834:undated","opinionId":"755aa1c9-0586-527e-80ab-7378676eb200","slug":"racket-merchandise-company-appellant-v-new-castle-corporation-respondent-18834","caseName":"Racket Merchandise Company, Appellant, v. New Castle Corporation, Respondent.","caseNumber":null,"court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":1999,"display_summary":null,"primaryTopic":null,"topicSlugs":[],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=18834","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/racket-merchandise-company-appellant-v-new-castle-corporation-respondent-18834","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappwd:wd86753:undated","opinionId":"6b66d57f-2213-5e43-ad0e-7a4ac4694a7d","slug":"racket-merchandise-company-v-718-grand-llc-us-property-inc-and-power-ligh-d86753","caseName":"Racket Merchandise Company\nvs.\n718 Grand, LLC, U.S. Property, Inc. and Power & Light Properties, LLC","caseNumber":"WD86753","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Racket Merchandise Company sued 718 Grand, LLC, U.S. Property, Inc., and Power & Light Properties, LLC, alleging nuisance, ejectment, and negligence after demolition work on the defendants' adjacent properties caused damage and repeated flooding to Racket's building. A jury found in favor of Racket, awarding compensatory and punitive damages, and the trial court later granted injunctive relief. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that Racket presented a submissible case for ejectment and that the defendants failed to preserve their arguments regarding duplicative damages instructions and the lack of a knowledge element in punitive damages instructions.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","jury-instructions","negligence","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=219795","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/racket-merchandise-company-v-718-grand-llc-us-property-inc-and-power-ligh-d86753","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}