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Missouri Appellate Judge

The Honorable John P. Torbitzky

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

Opinions Authored
36
Concurring Opinions
12

Opinions Authored

36 opinions

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. John D. Otis, Appellant.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 15, 2025#ED112475

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,897 words

David P. Oetting, Appellant, v. City of Ladue, et al., Respondents.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 11, 2025#ED112717

affirmed
administrativemajority1,493 words

Rochelle Ameer, Appellant, vs. Lyft, Inc., Respondent, and Christopher D. Morgan, and Ajane Barnes, Defendants.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 4, 2025#ED112455

affirmed
personal-injurymajority9,064 words

Phillip Weeks, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, Respondent.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 28, 2025#ED112624

affirmed
employmentmajority3,578 words

Mouna Apperson, f/k/a Nicholas Apperson, Appellant, vs. Natasha Kaminsky, et al., Respondents.(2025)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 28, 2025#ED112529

affirmed
personal-injurymajority6,831 words

K.B., et al., Respondents, v. Oasis Foot Spa and Massage, LLC, and Zhengzhao Lu, Appellants.(2024)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 8, 2024#ED112202

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,537 words

Sokol Zuko, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 21, 2023#ED110988

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority869 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Angela Brown, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 26, 2023#ED110944

dismissed
criminal-lawmajority978 words

J.R.M.-J., By and Through Her Next Friend, S.J., and S.J., Individually, Respondents, v. R.T.M., Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 12, 2023#ED111017

affirmed
family-lawmajority3,320 words

Zachariah Foltz, Appellant, vs. City of St. Louis, et al, Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictSeptember 5, 2023#ED111086

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority4,537 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. John M. Hamm, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictAugust 8, 2023#ED110472

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority6,736 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

Jessica Huett, Appellant, v. Kent Branson, M.D., et al., Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJuly 18, 2023#ED110991

reversed
personal-injurymajority5,588 words

Tabatha Moore, Respondent, v. Dennis Crocker and One Stop Muffler, Appellants.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 27, 2023#ED111163

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,848 words

Orin Wallace, and Donna Wallace, Respondents, v. Michael P. Byrne, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 27, 2023#ED110783

affirmed
real-estatemajority6,802 words

John Wright III, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 6, 2023#ED110335

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,030 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Mark Aaron, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 25, 2023#ED110394

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,327 words

Debbie M. Earley, Appellant, v. Mary V. Dunn, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 21, 2023#ED110514

affirmed
personal-injurymajority3,020 words

Iria Hapsari Kline, Appellant, v. Division of Employment Security, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 28, 2023#ED110502

affirmed
employmentmajority1,751 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, v. Todd R. Shepard, Appellant.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 28, 2023#ED110268

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority5,957 words

David L. Ross, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 17, 2023#ED110423

reversed
criminal-lawmajority3,726 words

Autumn Lakes Association, Plaintiff, v. Jame Q. Tran, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Respondent, and TSJ Holdings, LLC, Third-Party Intervenor-Respondent/Cross-Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 8, 2022#ED110228

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,266 words

Alison G. Sendlein, Respondent, v. Brian B. Sendlein, Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 4, 2022#ED110187

affirmed
family-lawmajority5,544 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

Kaylisha Young, Appellant, v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 28, 2022#ED109900

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,837 words

Arthur Jefferson , II, Appellant, v. Missouri Department of Social Services, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 28, 2022#ED109899

reversed
criminal-lawmajority1,839 words

Michelle M. Worth, Respondent, v. Shannon R. Roden, Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 2, 2022#ED110616

remanded
criminal-lawmajority1,910 words

Todd J. Wind and Todd J. Wind Enterprises, LLC., Respondents, v. Mark A. McClure, Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 26, 2022#ED109818

affirmed
personal-injurymajority2,990 words

Ralph B. Jones, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 26, 2022#ED109545

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority1,923 words

Jason D. Palmer, Appellant, v. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 19, 2022#ED109781

remanded
criminal-lawmajority2,028 words

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Concurring Opinions

12 opinions

Michael C. Schmidt, Appellant, vs. Ritter Horticultural Services, Inc., and Division of Employment Security, Respondents.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictOctober 10, 2023#ED110938

reversed
employmentmajority2,154 words

Johnathan Wyatt, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2023)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictFebruary 7, 2023#ED110537

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority3,257 words

Joseph B. Hutcheson, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Department of Social Services, Family Support Division, et al., Respondents.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 13, 2022#ED110539

affirmed
insurancemajority2,437 words

Layette C. Williams, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJune 7, 2022#ED109960

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority2,203 words

Dyanthany Y. Proudie, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictApril 19, 2022#ED109543

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,666 words

Pervis McAllister, Appellant, vs. State of Missouri, Respondent.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictMarch 15, 2022#ED109569

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority7,774 words

PMS 4583 LLC, Appellant, vs. City of New Melle, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictDecember 14, 2021#ED109696

affirmed
administrativememorandum4,636 words

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

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

affirmed
employmentmajority6,163 words

Danielle M. Schaberg, Respondent, vs. Jamie E. Schaberg, Appellant.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 2, 2021#ED109200

affirmed
family-lawmajority6,340 words

Patricia (Parrish) Otwell, Appellant, vs. Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian on the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.(2021)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictNovember 2, 2021#ED109447

affirmed
personal-injurymajority4,940 words

C.T., Respondent, v. J.L.L., Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District#ED110039

affirmed
family-lawmajority5,463 words

State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Anthony Levar Sinks, Appellant.(2022)

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District#ED109710

affirmed
criminal-lawmajority12,612 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.