In Missouri, there has always been some confusion as to the name of the judgment entered when a party fails to appear for trial after participating in all other aspects of the litigation process. However, prior to 1988, the Missouri Supreme Court Rules and the holdings of the appellate courts4 made clear that the judgment in such a case was treated as a judgment on the merits and not as a default judgment.” In Cotleur v. Danziger, the Missouri Supreme Court held that a judgment entered when a party failed to appear for trial is not a default judgment, in what it termed a policy decision in favor of the orderly conduct of judicial process and the stability of judgments. \u27 The majority\u27s opinion was met by a vigorous dissent which...
The traditional automatic judgment lien on real property following rendition of a money judgment has...
This Note explores the origens of the plaintiff\u27s presumption of falsity and argues that, after N...
Missouri has a problem. St. Louis City has become such a haven for plaintiffs to achieve easy victor...
In Missouri, there has always been some confusion as to the name of the judgment entered when a part...
Few challenges to a judicial determination are as disruptive as a criminal defendant’s allegation of...
In Missouri, to obtain a new trial based on juror misconduct, a two step process must be used. First...
Missouri Supreme Court Rule 84.04(d) provides that appellate briefs must contain points relied on, ...
This note examines the decision in Norman v. Wright in light of Sections 538.230 and 537.060 of the ...
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart observed that [t]he art of being a judge, if there is such an ...
Litigants in Missouri have had their rights to a trial by jury expanded following the Missouri Supre...
As the collateral consequences of court judgments gain increased recognition, courts in many states ...
In State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts v. McDonagh, the Supreme Court of Missouri clari...
In August 2017, the Missouri General Assembly amended its expert testimony statute, Section 490.065....
Strickland v. Washington is often heralded as one of the most important criminal procedure cases of ...
Relator filed a petition for mandamus to compel the respondent, one of the circuit judges of the Cit...
The traditional automatic judgment lien on real property following rendition of a money judgment has...
This Note explores the origens of the plaintiff\u27s presumption of falsity and argues that, after N...
Missouri has a problem. St. Louis City has become such a haven for plaintiffs to achieve easy victor...
In Missouri, there has always been some confusion as to the name of the judgment entered when a part...
Few challenges to a judicial determination are as disruptive as a criminal defendant’s allegation of...
In Missouri, to obtain a new trial based on juror misconduct, a two step process must be used. First...
Missouri Supreme Court Rule 84.04(d) provides that appellate briefs must contain points relied on, ...
This note examines the decision in Norman v. Wright in light of Sections 538.230 and 537.060 of the ...
Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart observed that [t]he art of being a judge, if there is such an ...
Litigants in Missouri have had their rights to a trial by jury expanded following the Missouri Supre...
As the collateral consequences of court judgments gain increased recognition, courts in many states ...
In State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts v. McDonagh, the Supreme Court of Missouri clari...
In August 2017, the Missouri General Assembly amended its expert testimony statute, Section 490.065....
Strickland v. Washington is often heralded as one of the most important criminal procedure cases of ...
Relator filed a petition for mandamus to compel the respondent, one of the circuit judges of the Cit...
The traditional automatic judgment lien on real property following rendition of a money judgment has...
This Note explores the origens of the plaintiff\u27s presumption of falsity and argues that, after N...
Missouri has a problem. St. Louis City has become such a haven for plaintiffs to achieve easy victor...