DARRELL W. HURT, Respondent- Missouri Cases

Neighbor Darrell W. Hurt appealed a full order of protection granted to C.K.U., arguing the finding of stalking was not supported by substantial evidence. The circuit court had issued the order based on ongoing property disputes and a single heated encounter where Neighbor yelled threats and trespassed. The Southern District of the Missouri Court of Appeals vacated the order, holding that the evidence presented, which largely consisted of a single incident, did not meet the statutory definition of "stalking" requiring a "course of conduct" of two or more acts causing reasonable fear of physical harm.