{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-smith","displayName":"William Smith","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed106751:2019-04-23","opinionId":"ebf8b629-1903-5e76-acf2-71d911cb80e4","slug":"william-smith-appellant-v-city-of-st-louis-respondent-106751","caseName":"William Smith, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED106751","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2019-04-23","year":2019,"display_summary":"William Smith, a police officer, appealed the Civil Service Commission's dismissal of his termination appeal. The trial court dismissed Smith's petition for judicial review, finding it was untimely filed. On appeal, the Eastern District affirmed, holding that the trial court properly considered extrinsic evidence when ruling on the motion to dismiss for lack of statutory authority, and that the Commission's dismissal of a contested case prior to an evidentiary hearing still subjected the judicial review petition to the 30-day filing deadline.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review","summary-judgment"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=139477","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-smith-appellant-v-city-of-st-louis-respondent-106751","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}