Whitmoor Realty, LLC Missouri Cases

Kevin J. Beckerle, as Trustee of the Delora A. Beckerle Living Trust, appealed a judgment in favor of Whitmoor Realty, LLC, for breach of a promissory note. The Trust had executed a note which was later assigned to Whitmoor, and after foreclosure, a balance remained. Beckerle argued the claim was time-barred by a statute governing creditor claims against a settlor, and challenged evidentiary rulings. The Eastern District affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that the statute applied only to creditors of a settlor, not the trust itself, and that the evidentiary rulings were within the trial court's discretion.