State Ex Rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Maryville Land Partnership

JAMES R. DOWD, Judge.

The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC), Lindbergh-Warson Properties, Inc. (Lindbergh-War-son) and Maryville Land Partnership (Ma-ryville Land) made competing claims for funds held by U.S. Title Guaranty Company, Inc. in an escrow account. U.S. Title interpleaded the funds into court on December 11, 1997 and following a two-day bench trial, the court entered judgment awarding the escrowed funds to Lindbergh Warson and Maryville Land. MHTC appeals. We affirm.

We view the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment. In the late 1970s and early…