OTT LAW

Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable James R

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

Trial Court Opinions
59
Opinions Authored
3

Opinions Authored

3 opinions

Trial Court Opinions

59 opinions

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent v. JORDAN K. WOODS, Appellant(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 21, 2025#SD38325

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,083 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent vs. DAVID JOE VANLUE, Appellant(2019)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJune 10, 2019#SD35330

reversed
criminal-lawmajority2,077 words

Vivian R. Hall, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2017)

Supreme Court of MissouriSeptember 12, 2017#SC96079

remanded
criminal-lawmajority987 words

KEITH ALVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STACY MORRIS and GERALD MORRIS, Defendants-Respondents.(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 30, 2017#SD34609

dismissed
personal-injurymemorandum1,693 words

Sarah Channel and Mary Channel vs. Cintas Corporation NO.2, et al(2017)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictMarch 28, 2017#WD79673

remanded
personal-injurymajority1,681 words

VIVIAN R. HALL, Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 10, 2016#SD34385

remanded
criminal-lawmajority772 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. JACKIE L. DICKERSON, Defendant-Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictSeptember 14, 2016#SD34155

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,978 words

In re the Adoption of L.A.M.K., C.M.J. and J.A.J., Respondents, vs. B.G.R., Appellant.(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJuly 5, 2016#SD33912

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,413 words

Paula McCullough vs. State of Missouri(2016)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictJanuary 26, 2016#WD78344

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,233 words

CHARLES LAUB, Movant-Appellant vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent-Respondent(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictDecember 22, 2015#SD33759

affirmed
criminal-lawmemorandum4,695 words

FOWLER LAND COMPANY, INC., and MARGARET LEIST REVOCABLE TRUST, SANDY RUNNELS and LINDA HENDERSON, Trustees, Petitioners-Appellants vs. MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, MISSOURI LAND RECLAMATION PROGRAM, ALTERNATE FUELS, INC., CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, and CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Respondents-Respondents(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMay 6, 2015#SD33166

reversed
administrativemajority5,290 words

WALTER DEAN WARING, Appellant, vs. STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent.(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictApril 7, 2015#SD33507

reversed
criminal-lawmajority179 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. SKYLER DEWAYNE DOZLER, Defendant-Respondent.(2015)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictFebruary 10, 2015#SD33333

reversed
criminal-lawmajority967 words

ANGELA MARIE WOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, vs. JEFFREY EUGENE COPELAND, Defendant-Respondent.(2014)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictOctober 1, 2014#SD33073

reversed
personal-injurymajority1,591 words

Ronald Brehm, Appellant vs. Bacon Township, et al., Respondents.(2014)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 25, 2014#SC93511

affirmed
real-estatemajority3,213 words

SHERI STEPHENS, Plaintiff/Appellant, vs. SHERIFF W. ARCHIE DUNN, SHERIFF JACK L. MERRITT, RETIRED, C.E. WELLS, JOHN DOE I, JOHN DOE III, and JOHN DOE IV, Defendants/Respondents, and GERALD TUCK, JOHN DOE II, JOHN DOE V, and JOHN B. FREITAS, DO, Defendants.(2014)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictJanuary 14, 2014#SD32563

affirmed
personal-injurymajority6,523 words

SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Respondent, vs. RANDALL MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.(2013)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictNovember 7, 2013#SD32536

dismissed
personal-injurymemorandum2,613 words

Richard Hoover, Individually, and as Class Representative, Appellant vs. Mercy Health d/b/a Mercy Health System; Mercy Hospitals East Communities, d/b/a St. John's Mercy Medical Center and/or St. John's Mercy Health System; and St. John's Mercy Medical Center, d/b/a Mercy Hospitals East Communities and/or St. John's Mercy Health System, Respondents.(2013)

Supreme Court of MissouriSeptember 10, 2013#SC92788

reversed
corporateper_curiam1,254 words

State of Missouri vs. Jimmy Joe Crews, Sr.(2013)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictAugust 20, 2013#WD75505

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,594 words

STATE OF MISSOURI, Respondent, vs. TRAVIS J. MATZKE, Appellant.(2013)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern DistrictMarch 27, 2013#SD32059

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,106 words

Leonard S. Taylor, Appellant vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2012)

Supreme Court of MissouriOctober 30, 2012#SC92166

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,469 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Mark Starkey, Appellant.(2012)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 2, 2012#ED97352

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,516 words

Codey L. Smith, Respondent vs. State of Missouri, Appellant.(2012)

Supreme Court of MissouriJuly 3, 2012#SC92127

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,568 words

American Equity Mortgage, Inc., Respondent, vs. Ray Vinson, Jr., Defendant, and Vinson Mortgage Services, Inc., Appellant.(2012)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 24, 2012#ED97103

affirmed
personal-injurymajority1,617 words

Janet Chochorowski, individually and as the Representative of a class of similarly-situated persons, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Home Depot U.S.A., d/b/a The Home Depot, Defendant/Respondent.(2012)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 10, 2012#ED97339

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,409 words

Jason D. Morgan, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., Defendant/Respondent.(2012)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 13, 2012#ED97130

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,264 words

State of Missouri, ex rel., Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, Appellant, vs. Westgrove Corporation, et al., Respondents.(2012)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 6, 2012#ED95960

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,792 words

Chavez Foster, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2011)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 20, 2011#ED95607

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,393 words

Stephen Comens, M.D., Appellant, v. SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group, Inc., Respondent.(2011)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 8, 2011#ED94793

reversed
personal-injurymajority2,567 words

Antoine Smith, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2010)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 9, 2010#ED94582

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,492 words

Showing 30 of 59 opinions. Additional opinions available via the opinions browse filter.

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.