{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"tracy-sykora-et-al","displayName":"Tracy Sykora, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84445:2022-03-29","opinionId":"54ab94bd-b426-5064-af53-2d649142855c","slug":"tracy-sykora-et-al-v-farmers-insurance-company-inc-d84445","caseName":"Tracy Sykora, et al.\nvs. \nFarmers Insurance Company, Inc.","caseNumber":"WD84445","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2022-03-29","year":2022,"display_summary":"Farmers Insurance Company, Inc., appealed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Tracy Sykora, et al., on a petition for equitable garnishment. The underlying dispute involved a wrongful death judgment against Joseph Surratt, whose parents held an automobile insurance policy with Farmers. The circuit court determined Farmers had a duty to defend Joseph but did not determine the amount of damages. The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction, finding the judgment below was not final because it determined liability without specifying damages.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","insurance"],"outcomeNorm":"dismissed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=185773","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/tracy-sykora-et-al-v-farmers-insurance-company-inc-d84445","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"insurance-bad-faith","label":"Insurance Bad Faith","href":"/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith","score":32,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: insurance","text: insurance policy","text: insurance company","text: insurance carrier party signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/insurance-bad-faith"},{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","fallback personal-injury route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure","fallback litigation route behind specific injury signal"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}