{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"stl-riverview-plaza-llc","displayName":"STL Riverview Plaza LLC","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed111671:2023-12-19","opinionId":"97f1e869-826a-581f-8888-eaaf7be74f41","slug":"stl-riverview-plaza-llc-appellant-v-metropolitan-st-louis-sewer-district-111671","caseName":"STL Riverview Plaza LLC, Appellant, v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED111671","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-12-19","year":2023,"display_summary":"STL Riverview Plaza LLC sued the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) for breach of contract and declaratory judgment, alleging MSD breached temporary construction easements by occupying property beyond verbally represented time limits. The circuit court granted summary judgment for MSD, finding the alleged oral agreements void under Section 432.070 and barred by the parol evidence rule. The Eastern District affirmed, holding that contracts with municipal corporations must be in writing and that the written easements were completely integrated and unambiguous, precluding extrinsic evidence of oral representations.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","governmental-immunity","property-real-estate"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=203699","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/stl-riverview-plaza-llc-appellant-v-metropolitan-st-louis-sewer-district-111671","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":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"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: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}