Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / May 21, 2019
Flower Valley, LLC, 12667 New Valley, LLC, John C. Crocker, NOLOB, LLC, Keeven Development, LLC, Dunwood Development Co., French Quarter, LLC, Glidepath, LLC, Respondents vs. Jake Zimmerman, Assessor, St. Louis County, Missouri, Appellant.
Property owners successfully appealed tax valuations and sought reimbursement for attorneys' fees and appraisal costs from the St. Louis County Assessor. The circuit court reversed the State Tax Commission's denial of reimbursement, reinstated a prior order granting fees, and found the owners were entitled to additional fees, the amount of which was to be determined later, certifying the judgment as final under Rule 74.01(b). The appellate court, reviewing its jurisdiction sua sponte, dismissed the appeal, holding that the judgment was not final and appealable because the amount of additional attorneys' fees, arising from the same claim, remained unresolved.