MARK D. PFEIFFER , Judge . The Missouri Department of Corrections ("DOC") appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri, granting partial summary judgment to class plaintiffs corrections officers and their collective bargaining representative, Missouri Corrections Officers Association ("MCOA") (jointly referred to herein as "officers") on their breach of contract claim as to the issue of the compensability of the officers' pre- and post-shift required tasks; the amended...
OPINION Angela T. Quigless , J. The Director of Revenue ("Director") appeals from the judgment of the trial court reinstating the driving privileges of Earnie R. Thomas ("Mr. Thomas"). The Director asserts one point on appeal, arguing the trial court erred in finding Mr. Thomas' breath test results were inadmissible because they were obtained in violation of Section 577.037.5 RSMo (Cum. Supp. 2007) and Mr. Thomas' due process rights. We reverse the judgment and remand the case to the...
Philip M. Hess , Judge Introduction The St. Louis Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority (the "RSA"), the City of St. Louis (the "City"), and St. Louis County (the "County") (collectively "Plaintiffs") sued The Rams Football Company, LLC ("Rams"), the National Football League ("NFL"), through its thirty-two member clubs, and the clubs' owners, including E. Stanley Kroenke ("Kroenke"), the Rams' owner (collectively "Defendants"), alleging five counts arising out of the Rams' 2016...
Karen King Mitchell , Chief Judge . The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the Chamber) appeals the denial of its request for a declaratory judgment to the effect that the Missouri Campaign Contribution Reform Initiative of 2016 (Amendment 2) allows contributions from a corporation's treasury to a political action committee (PAC) established, administered, or maintained by the corporation. In its sole point on appeal, the Chamber argues that the trial court erred in concluding that...
ROBERT G. DOWD, JR. , Judge . This appeal arises from a lawsuit involving the parties' failed business relationship in which the plaintiffs asserted claims of a breached partnership, conversion, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. The results at trial were mixed, as is our disposition on appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part. The parties' relationship had an inauspicious beginning. Lowell Aughenbaugh and Tim Williams met in jail, where they discussed cars and the used car...
