{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"wi-909-walnut-llc-et-al","displayName":"WI 909 Walnut, LLC, et al.","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd87317:undated","opinionId":"ecefbc25-13f1-5759-93ea-bafca8c03161","slug":"wi-909-walnut-llc-et-al-v-909-walnut-tower-llc-et-al-d87317","caseName":"WI 909 Walnut, LLC, et al.\nvs.\n909 Walnut Tower, LLC, et al.","caseNumber":"WD87317","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":null,"year":2025,"display_summary":"Plaintiffs WI 909 Walnut, LLC, et al., appealed a judgment from a bench trial finding they did not breach a contract and a subsequent award of attorney's fees to Defendants 909 Walnut Tower, LLC, et al. The appellate court dismissed the appeal of the breach of contract judgment as untimely, holding that under Rule 74.16, a motion for attorney's fees does not delay the finality of the underlying judgment on the merits. However, the court affirmed the trial court's award of attorney's fees to the defendants, finding no abuse of discretion in determining the prevailing party or the amount of fees, and remanded for a determination of appellate attorney's fees.","primaryTopic":"appellate-procedure","topicSlugs":["appellate-procedure","civil-procedure","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=221505","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/wi-909-walnut-llc-et-al-v-909-walnut-tower-llc-et-al-d87317","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc"],"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"}]}