Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District Missouri Cases

Tamar Godfrey appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision affirming the dismissal of her workers' compensation claim for failure to prosecute. The appellate court dismissed the appeal, finding that Godfrey's notice of appeal was untimely filed three days after the statutory deadline. The court further held that Godfrey's motion for reconsideration did not extend the deadline, as it was treated as an untimely amended application for review.

STL Riverview Plaza LLC sued the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) for breach of contract and declaratory judgment, alleging MSD breached temporary construction easements by occupying property beyond verbally represented time limits. The circuit court granted summary judgment for MSD, finding the alleged oral agreements void under Section 432.070 and barred by the parol evidence rule. The Eastern District affirmed, holding that contracts with municipal corporations must be in writing and that the written easements were completely integrated and unambiguous, precluding extrinsic evidence of oral representations.

WMAC 2013, LLC appealed a trial court judgment that quieted title to real property in its favor but subjected it to a lien for unpaid sewer charges held by Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). During the appeal's pendency, the MSD lien was paid in full. The appellate court dismissed the appeal as moot, concluding that the satisfaction of the lien rendered it unable to grant effectual relief.