{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"xtra-lease-llc","displayName":"Xtra Lease, LLC","totalCases":2},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed113144:2025-08-12","opinionId":"2deff401-ee43-5663-abe2-0237e37f01c0","slug":"xtra-lease-llc-respondent-v-united-trans-logistics-inc-appellant-113144","caseName":"Xtra Lease LLC, Respondent, v. United Trans Logistics, Inc., Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED113144","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2025-08-12","year":2025,"display_summary":"Appellant United Trans Logistics appealed the circuit court's denial of its second motion to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of Respondent Xtra Lease LLC. The underlying dispute involved breach of contract and an action on account. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's denial, holding that the second motion to set aside the default judgment was barred by the doctrine of res judicata because the issues raised were substantially the same as those litigated in Appellant's first motion, which was not timely appealed.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=223355","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/xtra-lease-llc-respondent-v-united-trans-logistics-inc-appellant-113144","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: llc","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"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: lease"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"}],"role":"respondent"},{"caseId":"moappd:ed110391:2023-02-07","opinionId":"c0d04dc8-1b4a-573f-805d-d116b5a5c25e","slug":"xtra-lease-llc-respondent-v-pigeon-freight-services-inc-appellant-110391","caseName":"Xtra Lease, LLC, Respondent, v. Pigeon Freight Services, Inc., Appellant.","caseNumber":"ED110391","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2023-02-07","year":2023,"display_summary":"Pigeon Freight Services, Inc. appealed the denial of its motion to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of Xtra Lease LLC for breach of contract and action on account. Pigeon Freight argued the default judgment was void due to improper service and that there was good cause to set it aside. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding that Pigeon Freight failed to preserve its good cause argument, the return of service was not facially deficient, and service was valid because the person in charge of the office, even an independent contractor, could properly accept service.","primaryTopic":"civil-procedure","topicSlugs":["civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"unknown","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=192294","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/xtra-lease-llc-respondent-v-pigeon-freight-services-inc-appellant-110391","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: corporate","topic: contracts","text: llc","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"},{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":4,"source":"text","evidence":["text: lease"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"}],"role":"respondent"}]}