In an action to enforce a mechanic's lien, Missouri law requires that the mechanic's lien include "a just and true account of the demand due . . . after all just credits [,]" and here the credits included credit for work not performed. In a recent case, the...
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Collector’s Deed Does Not Cancel District’s Lien
A recent Missouri case reviewed whether a County Collector's deed impacts a lien in favor of a Community Improvement District. Missouri statutes authorize the creation of a Community Improvement District, which has the power to levy assessments enforceable by a...
License, Easement in Gross, and Easement Appurtenant Distinguished
A recent case in Missouri discussed various easements and how they can be different. Missouri law presumes that an easement is appurtenant, meaning that it constitutes an estate, rather than in gross as a personal right. Here, because the contract at issue granted...
HSB Attorneys Win at Court of Appeals
HSB Attorneys Trent Bond and Grant Mabie successfully represented a business owner in a lawsuit and later appeal which was brought after the parties settled an earlier partition suit over real property they owned together. Trent and Grant moved to dismiss the lawsuit...
HSB Attorney Obtain Summary Judgment in Wrongful Foreclosure Case
HSB Attorney Trent Bond obtained summary judgment in a lawsuit that sought to undo a foreclosure sale. The client had purchased the property at the foreclosure sale and then conveyed it to a third-party. Trent moved for summary judgment on the basis that the...