Supreme Court of Missouri

Delores Henry, Plaintiff v. Paul Piatchek, Respondents, Darrell Williams, Sr., Appellant.

August 13, 2019578 S.W.3d 374

Summary

The Court affirmed the denial of Darrell Williams Sr.'s motions because he never became a party to his grandmother's wrongful-death action. His attempted intervention failed to comply with Rule 52.12(c), and the grandmother's voluntary dismissal took effect immediately without a court order, leaving no judgment for a nonparty to challenge under Rule 74.06(b).