{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"sean-tate","displayName":"Sean Tate","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd82725:2020-09-22","opinionId":"17d5a4bf-7146-56e1-a341-c2ef6088d28e","slug":"sean-tate-v-troy-dierks-d82725","caseName":"Sean Tate\nvs. \nTroy Dierks","caseNumber":"WD82725","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2020-09-22","year":2020,"display_summary":"Sean Tate appealed from a judgment in a wrongful death action, arguing the trial court erred by denying his motion for new trial and excluding the testimony of witness Jeffrey Frazier. Frazier was not disclosed in interrogatory answers or on the witness list, and Tate stipulated to a motion in limine precluding undisclosed witnesses. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the trial court acted within its broad discretion to exclude the testimony due to Tate's discovery violations and the resulting prejudice to the defendant.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","evidence","standard-of-review","wrongful-death"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=166393","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/sean-tate-v-troy-dierks-d82725","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"wrongful-death","label":"Wrongful Death","href":"/practice-areas/wrongful-death","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: wrongful-death"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/wrongful-death"},{"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":"appellant"}]}