{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"susan-gall-et-al","displayName":"Susan Gall, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc96188:2018-05-22","opinionId":"4cc16d61-5efe-585f-86c9-9ccf2ad9381f","slug":"susan-gall-et-al-respondents-v-russell-e-steele-appellant-kristie-h-swaim-c96188","caseName":"Susan Gall, et al., Respondents, vs. Russell E. Steele, Appellant, Kristie H. Swaim, Respondent.","caseNumber":"SC96188","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2018-05-22","year":2018,"display_summary":"Susan Gall and Linda Decker challenged two amendments to a 2008 consolidation agreement, arguing they usurped Decker's statutory authority to appoint deputy clerks. The circuit court granted summary judgment for Gall and Decker, invalidating the amendments. The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed, holding that Decker voluntarily subjected her statutory authority to the terms of the consolidation agreement, which allowed for modification by the Second Judicial Circuit en banc, and entered judgment for Judge Steele.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=125738","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/susan-gall-et-al-respondents-v-russell-e-steele-appellant-kristie-h-swaim-c96188","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"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":"respondent"}]}