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21 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

21 opinions

Arthur F. Daume, Jr., and Gayle C. Daume, Appellants, v. Thomas Szepanksi, et al., Respondents.(2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 3, 2026#ED113073

reversed

In this quiet title appeal, the court reversed the trial court's interpretation of an easement deed that the Daumes held over a private roadway. The court rejected the trial court's constructions that the easement's 'non-commercial purposes' limitation prohibited agricultural use and that it was restricted to the Daumes and their immediate family members.

real-estatemajority2,252 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Dustin Robinson, Appellant.(2026)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 6, 2026#ED113160

affirmed

Robinson was convicted of resisting arrest as a class E felony when he fled from arrest on an outstanding warrant for burglary in the first degree. The court affirmed, holding that resisting arrest can be elevated to a felony when the arrest is for a felony offense regardless of whether the arrest is made with or without a warrant.

criminal-lawper_curiam1,045 words

Billy Wagner, Movant/Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent/Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 16, 2025#ED113083

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,603 words

Bank of Washington, Appellant, vs. Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Louis, and LCRA Holdings Corporation, Respondents.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 7, 2025#ED113056

affirmed
personal-injurymemorandum5,817 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Branden G. Collins, Appellant.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 17, 2025#ED112885

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,322 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brian K. Heathcock, Appellant.(2025)

Supreme Court of MissouriMarch 18, 2025#SC100734

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,889 words

William Schierbaum, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 17, 2024#ED111800

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,047 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Robert L. Sims Jr., Appellant.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 5, 2024#ED111981

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,565 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Brian Keith Heathcock, Appellant.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 16, 2024#ED111834

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority10,450 words

Katey L. Gipson, Respondent, vs. Joseph L. Gipson, Appellant.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 5, 2024#ED111391

affirmed
family-lawmajority1,725 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Michael K. Humphrey, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 1, 2023#ED110491

dismissed
criminal-lawmajority1,324 words

Mark Brommelhorst and Barbara Brommelhorst, Individually and on Behalf of Gabriel Brommelhorst, Deceased, Respondents, vs. Automobile Club Inter-Insurance Exchange, Appellant, and Danielle Johnson, Defendant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 1, 2023#ED110912

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,841 words

Antoine Watkins, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 21, 2023#ED110551

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,524 words

City of Foley vs. Director, Missouri Department of Revenue and Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western DistrictOctober 18, 2022#WD84635

affirmed
personal-injurymajority6,040 words

Jay W. Abbott, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 30, 2022#ED110092

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,550 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Timothy A. Shepherd, Appellant.(2022)

Supreme Court of MissouriApril 26, 2022#SC99081

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,644 words

Kevin T. Chandler, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 13, 2021#ED108792

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,424 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Timothy Dean Burroughs, Appellant.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 30, 2021#ED108518

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,732 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Patrick Jerome Steward, Appellant.(2020)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 15, 2020#ED108086

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,011 words

Kallash Revocable Inter Vivos Trust, Appellant, v. Sean T. Fitzsimmons and Stacie S. Fitzsimmons, Respondents.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District#ED109154

affirmed
real-estatemajority5,775 words

Travis James Fowler, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District#ED108902

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,783 words

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