Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 26, 2022
Luke Reynolds, Plaintiff, vs. Samuel Berger, and TMF Holdings, LLC, Defendants, Left Hand Productions, Inc., Appellant, 816 Geyer, LLC, Intervenor, and Dresden Capital Management, LLC, Respondent.
Left Hand Productions, Inc. appealed the circuit court's denial of its motion for leave to file second amended counterclaims against Dresden Capital Management, LLC, in a complex dispute over a bar and restaurant's ownership. The circuit court had denominated its order as an "Order and Judgment" for appeal purposes. The appellate court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, holding that the order was neither a "judgment" nor "final" as required by Missouri law for appellate review. Specifically, the court found the order did not resolve any pending claims, and a prior claim for breach of fiduciary duty remained unresolved as property of a bankruptcy estate.