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Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable J. Hasbrouck Jacobs

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

Trial Court Opinions
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Trial Court Opinions

25 opinions

Christopher A. Scott, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 22, 2025#SC100916

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum2,451 words

Forrest K. Backer, Jr., Et al. vs. David A. Backer, Et al.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictNovember 26, 2024#WD86908

affirmed
personal-injurymajority7,970 words

State of Missouri vs. Kurt M. Bumby(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictSeptember 17, 2024#WD86235

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,635 words

Colleen Spurlock vs. City of Columbia, Missouri(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictApril 18, 2023#WD85580

reversed
employmentmajority2,980 words

Cassandra Cox vs. Callaway County Sheriff's Department, et al.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictFebruary 7, 2023#WD85350

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,545 words

George E. Martin vs. State of Missouri(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictOctober 11, 2022#WD84781

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum2,723 words

State of Missouri vs. Thomas Steve Higgs(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMay 3, 2022#WD84161

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,590 words

Tausha Fields vs. State of Missouri(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMay 25, 2021#WD83230

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,910 words

G.E.G. vs. Robert W. Gauert(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictApril 6, 2021#WD83815

affirmed
employmentmajority2,293 words

R.J.D. vs. Robert W. Gauert(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictApril 6, 2021#WD83817

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,386 words

L.M.D. vs. Robert W. Gauert(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictApril 6, 2021#WD83816

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,716 words

Elizabeth Butala, et al., Appellants, vs. The Curators of the University of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 6, 2021#SC98517

affirmed
personal-injuryper_curiam2,764 words

B.A. vs. Douglas Ready(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictFebruary 23, 2021#WD83895

dismissed
family-lawmajority2,328 words

State of Missouri vs. Joseph Michael Wilson(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictJune 23, 2020#WD82597

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,338 words

Daniel L. Taylor vs. The Curators of the University of Missouri(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictJune 2, 2020#WD83238

dismissed
personal-injurymajority2,064 words

Elizabeth Butala, et al vs. The Curators of The University of Missouri(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMarch 24, 2020#WD82810

dismissed
criminal-lawmajority1,905 words

Amanda Mackey and Greg Mackey vs. Schooler's Construction, L.L.C.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD84309

reversed
personal-injurymajority3,417 words

William M. Chamness vs. State of Missouri(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD87658

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum2,179 words

Modivcare Solutions, LLC., vs. Office of Administration, Et Al. and Medical Transportation Management, INC.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD86090

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,296 words

State of Missouri vs. Jessie Randall Williams(2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD87393

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,132 words

Rebecca Vollmer vs. Hicks Enrichment Resource Outreach Enlightenment Services, LLC, d/b/a H.E.R.O.E.S and Florence Rainey-Hicks(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD87747

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,163 words

State of Missouri vs. Leo B. Robinson(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD86474

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,378 words

Charles John Bestgen vs. Gene Haile, et al.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD83865

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,500 words

Virginia W. Crawford vs. John A. Gardner(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD87674

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,040 words

Christopher A. Scott vs. State of Missouri(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District#WD86373

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum4,974 words

Archive Note

This is a summary of public court records compiled from Missouri appellate slip opinions. This archive contains Missouri appellate slip opinions reproduced for research convenience, not the final official reporter version. Official source links remain authoritative where provided. Joseph Ott, Attorney 67889, Ott Law Firm - Constant Victory - Personal Injury and Litigation maintains these public legal archives to support Missouri case research and to help prospective clients connect that research to the firm's courtroom practice.