Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Vertical Enterprise, LLC, appealed the circuit court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration of a loan repayment dispute with Disruption 8, LLC. Vertical argued that Disruption signed a valid arbitration provision in a contemporaneous operating agreement that was broad enough to cover the separate loan contract. The appellate court affirmed, holding that the arbitration clause in the operating agreement was limited to disputes arising out of that agreement and did not extend to the loan agreement, which covered distinct aspects of the parties' transaction.
Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District / Date unavailable
Vertical Enterprise, LLC appealed a summary judgment ruling that allowed Buchanan County to impose a 3% sales tax on non-medical marijuana sales within the incorporated city of St. Joseph, where Vertical Enterprise operates. The trial court had found that both the county and the city could impose the tax under Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution. The appellate court reversed the judgment, holding that under the constitutional amendment, only the incorporated city of St. Joseph, not Buchanan County, is authorized to impose the additional sales tax on dispensaries located within its boundaries. The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.