{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-russell-b-welty-sharon-a-stanley-and-linda-k-fulton-relators","displayName":"State of Missouri, ex rel., Russell B. Welty, Sharon A. Stanley, and Linda K. Fulton, Relators","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106681:2018-06-05","opinionId":"59b5158c-c835-5efe-87f1-013110d3149e","slug":"state-of-missouri-ex-rel-russell-b-welty-sharon-a-stanley-and-linda-k-ful-106681","caseName":"State of Missouri, ex rel., Russell B. Welty, Sharon A. Stanley, and Linda K. Fulton, Relators, vs. Honorable Benjamin F. Lewis, Judge of the Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED106681","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-06-05","year":2018,"display_summary":"Relators Russell Welty and other plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus to compel Judge Benjamin Lewis to denominate a prior dismissal on the merits as a final appealable judgment. The trial court had dismissed Welty's nuisance lawsuit against a neighbor but failed to issue a proper judgment, leading to the dismissal of Welty's initial appeal for lack of jurisdiction. The appellate court made its preliminary order in mandamus permanent, directing the trial court to issue a denominated judgment, affirming Welty's right to appellate review of the dismissal.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","property-real-estate"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=126036","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/state-of-missouri-ex-rel-russell-b-welty-sharon-a-stanley-and-linda-k-ful-106681","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"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"}]}