Steven E. Spoeneman, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Lina Choi, Defendant/Appellant.

This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court. Opinion Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District Case Style: Steven E. Spoeneman, Plaintiff/Respondent, v. Lina Choi, Defendant/Appellant. Case Number: 73171 Handdown Date: 06/16/1998 Appeal From: Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Hon. Sandra Farragut-Hemphill Counsel for Appellant: Edgar Limm Counsel for Respondent: Scott Hill and Steven Spoeneman Opinion Summary: None Citation: Opinion Author: PER CURIAM Opinion Vote: AFFIRMED. R. Dowd, P.J., Simon and Hoff, J.J., concur. Opinion: ORDER Lina Choi, defendant, appeals from summary judgment entered by the trial court in favor of Steven E. Spoeneman, plaintiff, in an action for attorney's fees and court costs. Initially, we note that the legal file submitted by defendant does not comply with Rules 81.12(a), (b), and (c), which require defendant to compile the record on appeal containing all of the record, proceedings and evidence necessary to the determination of all questions to be presented to this court for a decision. The record does not contain the plaintiff's petition, plaintiff's request for admissions, defendant's answers to plaintiff's request for admissions, defendant's motion to file its reply to plaintiff's request for admissions out of time, and defendant's deposition. However, we are cognizant of our duty to provide a review upon the merits of the case whenever possible. State ex rel. Highway Commission v. Hill, 373 S.W.2d 666, 668 (Mo.App. 1963). We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the limited record on appeal and find the claims of error to be

without merit. An opinion reciting the detailed facts and restating principles of law would have no precedential or jurisprudential value. Judgment affirmed in accordance with Rule 84.16(b). Separate Opinion: None This slip opinion is subject to revision and may not reflect the final opinion adopted by the Court.