{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"the-metropolitan-st-louis-sewer-district","displayName":"The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District","totalCases":6},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed112875:2025-07-22","opinionId":"16ad2185-1fae-512b-aafd-0bee13dc20e9","slug":"tabernacle-community-development-corporation-respondent-v-the-metropolita-112875","caseName":"Tabernacle Community Development Corporation, Respondent, vs. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED112875","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-07-22","year":2025,"display_summary":"Tabernacle Community Development Corporation purchased a property at a sheriff's sale under the Municipal Land Reutilization Law (MLRL). The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) had previously recorded a lien on the property for unpaid sewer bills, pursuant to one of its ordinances. Tabernacle filed a quiet title action to extinguish the MSD lien, arguing the MLRL supersedes the MSD ordinance. The trial court granted summary judgment for Tabernacle, and the appellate court affirmed, holding that the MLRL statute prevails over the MSD ordinance and extinguishes the lien.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","administrative-law"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=222335","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tabernacle-community-development-corporation-respondent-v-the-metropolita-112875","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":32,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":4,"source":"text","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"}],"role":"appellant"},{"caseId":"moappd:ed112972:2025-05-20","opinionId":"3324f5c0-e871-5be6-9e7f-64d2fa3f869d","slug":"wmac-2013-llc-appellant-v-the-metropolitan-st-louis-sewer-district-respon-112972","caseName":"WMAC 2013, LLC, Appellant, vs. The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED112972","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-05-20","year":2025,"display_summary":"WMAC 2013, LLC appealed a circuit court judgment that quieted title to real property in its favor but subject to a sewer lien for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). While the appeal was pending, MSD filed a motion to dismiss, stating the lien had been fully satisfied. The appellate court granted the motion, dismissing the appeal as moot because the satisfaction of the lien extinguished the controversy and made it impossible for the court to grant effectual relief. 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