Supreme Court of Missouri

City of Harrisonville v. Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources and Board of Trustees for the Petroleum Storage Tank…

December 19, 2023

Summary

The Court dismissed the City's appeal because all three points relied on failed to comply with the mandatory requirements for identifying a trial-court ruling, stating the legal grounds for reversible error, and explaining why those grounds supported relief. The Court also concluded that the points improperly challenged alleged errors by the court of appeals rather than the circuit court. It stated alternatively that, even if the merits were reached, the judgment would have to be affirmed because the City did not challenge both independent statutory grounds supporting summary judgment.