WMAC 2013, LLC Missouri Cases

WMAC 2013, LLC appealed a circuit court judgment that quieted title to real property in its favor but subject to a sewer lien for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD). While the appeal was pending, MSD filed a motion to dismiss, stating the lien had been fully satisfied. The appellate court granted the motion, dismissing the appeal as moot because the satisfaction of the lien extinguished the controversy and made it impossible for the court to grant effectual relief. The court also found that no exception to the mootness doctrine applied.

Dennie R., Sharon, and Diana Gladney appealed the trial court's grant of summary judgment to WMAC 2013, LLC in a quiet title and ejectment action concerning property acquired through a tax sale. The Gladneys argued that a genuine issue of material fact existed regarding whether the tax lien certificate was sold to a prohibited purchaser under Section 140.190.2, which they contended would invalidate WMAC13's title. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, holding that the alleged status of the purchaser as prohibited was not a material fact because Section 140.610 exclusively enumerates the grounds for challenging a collector's deed, and a prohibited purchaser is not among them.

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.