{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"wayne-cunningham-et-al-respondents/cross","displayName":"Wayne Cunningham, et al., Respondents/Cross-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed105712:2018-04-24","opinionId":"b1b91ab1-940c-5629-b192-386230955bbe","slug":"aaron-payne-et-al-plaintiffsappellantscross-respondents-v-wayne-cunningha-105712","caseName":"Aaron Payne, et al., Plaintiffs/Appellants/Cross-Respondents, vs. Wayne Cunningham, et al., Respondents/Cross-Appellants.","caseNumber":"ED105712","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2018-04-24","year":2018,"display_summary":"Aaron Payne and Dominic Petrulli (Appellants) appealed the trial court's directed verdict in favor of Wayne Cunningham and Southtown Dodge, Inc. (Sellers) in a contract dispute concerning the sale of a car dealership. Appellants sought declaratory and equitable relief, including specific performance, alleging breach of a stock purchase agreement and an escrow agreement. The trial court granted a directed verdict, concluding that the claim was merely for breach of contract, making declaratory judgment improper. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that Appellants made a submissible case for declaratory relief and specific performance, which required factual findings by a jury regarding the alleged escrow agreement.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=124939","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/aaron-payne-et-al-plaintiffsappellantscross-respondents-v-wayne-cunningha-105712","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: corporate","topic: contracts","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"}]}