{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"timothy-t-collins-d/b/a-collins-heavy-haul-defendant","displayName":"TIMOTHY T. COLLINS, d/b/a COLLINS HEAVY HAUL, Defendant-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37226:2022-07-06","opinionId":"cd577fa4-14fb-5202-9542-a157871d81b1","slug":"alan-f-decker-dba-decker-transportation-services-plaintiff-respondent-v-t-d37226","caseName":"ALAN F. DECKER, d/b/a DECKER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Plaintiff-Respondent\nv.\nTIMOTHY T. COLLINS, d/b/a COLLINS HEAVY HAUL, Defendant-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD37226","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-07-06","year":2022,"display_summary":"Alan Decker, doing business as Decker Transportation Services, sued Timothy Collins for breach of contract and related theories. The trial court entered judgment for Decker. On appeal, Collins argued Decker lacked standing to bring the claim. The appellate court agreed, finding that Decker, as an individual, was not a party to the contract, which was with Decker Transportation Services, LLC, and that Decker had not registered a fictitious name in Missouri. Consequently, the court vacated the judgment and remanded the cause with directions to dismiss both Decker's petition and Collins' counterclaim without prejudice.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","contracts","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=187774","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/alan-f-decker-dba-decker-transportation-services-plaintiff-respondent-v-t-d37226","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: business","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: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}