{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"watson-property-llc","displayName":"Watson Property, LLC","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed109549:2022-01-11","opinionId":"5e7e8e78-b9f2-51e7-a136-78ee093aed79","slug":"hilliker-corporation-appellant-v-watson-property-llc-respondent-109549","caseName":"Hilliker Corporation, Appellant, vs. Watson Property, LLC, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED109549","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2022-01-11","year":2022,"display_summary":"Hilliker Corporation, a real estate broker, sued Watson Property, LLC, claiming it was a third-party beneficiary to a commercial real estate contract between Watson and Star United, LLC, and was entitled to a commission. The trial court granted summary judgment for Watson, concluding a subsequent termination agreement eliminated Watson's obligations. The appellate court reversed the summary judgment and remanded for further proceedings, holding that while Hilliker was a third-party beneficiary, there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether the termination agreement could eliminate Hilliker's rights under the Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 311.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","summary-judgment","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=183354","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/hilliker-corporation-appellant-v-watson-property-llc-respondent-109549","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: corporate","topic: contracts","text: corporation","text: llc"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: termination"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"}],"role":"respondent"}]}