Supreme Court of Missouri / Jul 16, 2019
Loren Macke, Respondent, Pamela Eden, Appellant, vs. Austin Patton, Defendant.
Pamela Eden appealed the circuit court's distribution of a wrongful death settlement for her son, Nicklaus Macke, arguing the court abused its discretion by denying a second continuance and erred in apportioning only 2% of the settlement to her. The circuit court had awarded 98% to Nicklaus's father, Loren Macke. The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no abuse of discretion in denying the continuance and no error in the apportionment of damages, while also clarifying the appropriate standard of review for such cases.