{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-empire-district-electric-co-and-chuck-pennell-assessor-taney-county-missouri","displayName":"The Empire District Electric Co., and Chuck Pennell, Assessor, Taney County, Missouri","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37922:2024-02-14","opinionId":"64f3657a-28d4-5f97-b514-02591aca361f","slug":"michael-a-predovic-marilyn-m-predovic-paul-r-etheridge-elizabeth-a-etheri-d37922","caseName":"Michael A. Predovic, Marilyn M. Predovic, Paul R. Etheridge, Elizabeth A. Etheridge, Timbermill Homeowners Association, Appellants\nvs.\nThe Empire District Electric Co., and Chuck Pennell, Assessor, Taney County, Missouri, Respondents","caseNumber":"SD37922","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-02-14","year":2024,"display_summary":"Michael and Marilyn Predovic, Paul and Elizabeth Etheridge, and Timbermill Homeowners Association (Appellants) sought to establish title to real estate on Lake Taneycomo, which The Empire District Electric Company (Empire) claimed in fee simple. The circuit court granted summary judgment to Empire, concluding a 1912 deed conveyed fee simple title. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that the 1912 deed conveyed only a flowage easement, not fee simple title, because the deed's premises limited the conveyance \"for lake purposes.\"","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","summary-judgment"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=205593","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/michael-a-predovic-marilyn-m-predovic-paul-r-etheridge-elizabeth-a-etheri-d37922","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate","text: real estate","text: deed"],"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: summary-judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}