{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"richard-d-schaffer","displayName":"Richard D. Schaffer","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd83380:2021-05-04","opinionId":"fc3ce733-5dd1-5bce-81d6-b79bc61f3958","slug":"richard-d-schaffer-v-mickey-j-howard-d83380","caseName":"Richard D. Schaffer\nvs.\nMickey J. Howard","caseNumber":"WD83380","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-05-04","year":2021,"display_summary":"Richard Schaffer appealed the circuit court's judgment dismissing his breach of implied contract claim and entering judgment for Mickey Howard on his fraud claim. Schaffer had delivered a vehicle to Howard for sale, but disputes arose over repairs and retrieval, leading to claims of breach of contract and fraud. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding the contract claim barred by the statute of limitations and substantial evidence supported the trial court's findings against the fraud claim.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","other","standard-of-review","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177119","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/richard-d-schaffer-v-mickey-j-howard-d83380","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}