Supreme Court of Missouri / Aug 21, 2018
State of Missouri ex rel. Attorney General Joshua D. Hawley and the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund, Appellant, vs. Pilot Travel Centers, LLC, Respondent.
The State of Missouri, through its attorney general and the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund, appealed the circuit court's dismissal of its breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims against Pilot Travel Centers, LLC. The circuit court had dismissed the claims for lack of standing, finding neither the Board nor the attorney general had authority to sue. The Missouri Supreme Court reversed, holding that the appeal was timely, the attorney general had authority to represent the Board, and the Board possessed standing to sue Pilot for breach of its subrogation agreement. The case was remanded for further proceedings.