Sophian Plaza Association v. City of Kansas City, Missouri

Summary

The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed the circuit court’s judgment that held Kansas City in civil contempt for allegedly breaching a 1976 Modified Judgment and the underlying Stipulation and Agreement. The Court ruled that the Agreement merged into the judgment, extinguishing any separate breach‑of‑contract or specific‑performance claims, and that the class plaintiffs could not enforce the judgment because they were not parties to it and the judgment was not certified as a class under Rule 52.08.