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63 opinions on record in the Ott Law Missouri courts archive across authorship, concurrence, dissenting, and trial-court roles.

Trial Court Opinions
63

Trial Court Opinions

63 opinions

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Jayelyn Z. Rivers, Appellant.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 30, 2025#ED113150

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,442 words

Jennifer Kubinak, Appellant, v. Board of Regents, Southeast Missouri State University, Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 19, 2025#ED113153

affirmed
employmentmajority3,116 words

Lucas E. Wilkinson, Appellant, vs. Farmers Holding Companies, D/B/A Capital Sand, Inc., Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 29, 2025#ED112865

affirmed
employmentmajority5,164 words

Bryan K. Reid, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 3, 2025#ED112621

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,171 words

Mary Beth Fryman, Appellant, v. The Board of Regents of Southeast Missouri State University, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 31, 2024#ED112690

reversed
personal-injurymajority1,922 words

Raymond F. Garcia, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 10, 2024#ED112359

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,697 words

Anthony L. Sinks, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 3, 2024#ED112027

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,147 words

Patricia Nowell-Silman, Appellant, vs. Missouri Department of Public Safety Veterans' Commission d/b/a Missouri Veterans' Home, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 20, 2024#ED112005

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,077 words

Clifton Merritt and Tammy Merritt, Appellants, vs. Kenneth Wilson and Karen Wilson, Respondents.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 20, 2024#ED111983

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,909 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Clifford D. Parrish, Defendant/Appellant.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 27, 2024#ED111607

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,567 words

J.J., by and through Next Friend, C.W., Appellant, v. Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, L.L.C., Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 26, 2023#ED111339

reversed
personal-injurymajority3,622 words

Jonas Phillips, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 19, 2023#ED110785

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,890 words

Creative Compounds, LLC, Appellant, vs. Thermolife International, LLC, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMay 23, 2023#ED111095

affirmed
personal-injurymajority5,401 words

Penzel Construction Company, Inc., Respondent, vs. Jackson R-2 School District, Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 8, 2022#ED110487

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,639 words

Edward D. Lusk, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 8, 2022#ED109987

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,555 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Shawn W. Yount, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 5, 2022#SC99317

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,492 words

Jimmy Yount, Appellant, vs. Keller Motors, Inc., Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 14, 2021#ED109503

affirmed
employmentmajority6,163 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Shawn W. Yount, Appellant.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 28, 2021#ED108967

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,515 words

Walter D. Combs, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 3, 2021#ED108931

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,064 words

Penzel Construction Company, Inc., Respondent, vs. Jackson R-2 School District, Appellant.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 20, 2021#ED108821

affirmed
personal-injurymemorandum17,507 words

Tommy J. Davis, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 20, 2021#ED108814

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,759 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Fred L. Harris, Appellant.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 23, 2021#ED108750

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,370 words

Kevin D. Posch, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 16, 2021#ED108722

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,679 words

Almat Builders and Remodeling, Inc., Appellant, v. Midwest Lodging, LLC, and Montgomery Bank, N.A., and Shrinay Construction, LLC, Respondents.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 8, 2020#ED108784

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,478 words

Matthew D. Martin, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 28, 2020#ED107883

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,249 words

Angela L. Brown, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 10, 2020#ED108001

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,816 words

Cecelia Carlis Dickerson, Respondent, vs. Charles Daniel Dickerson, Appellant.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 28, 2019#ED106855

affirmed
family-lawmajority6,144 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Tommy Joe Davis, III, Appellant.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMay 21, 2019#ED106285

affirmed
criminal-lawper_curiam4,735 words

City of Cape Girardeau, Appellant, v. Elmwood Farms, L.P., f/k/a Elmwood Farms Limited Family Partnership, L.P., Respondent.(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 5, 2019#ED106181

affirmed
real-estatemajority2,381 words

Phyllis Palmer, Plaintiff/Appellant, vs. Kyle O. Colle, D.O. and Regional Brain & Spine, LLC, Defendants/Respondents.(2018)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 4, 2018#ED106440

affirmed
personal-injurymemorandum2,393 words

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