Rushing v. Southern Missouri Bank

CROW, Presiding Judge.

This lawsuit began when the owner of a certificate of deposit sued the depository, alleging it surrendered the funds to an unauthorized person. From that innocuous nascence, the parties steered the case through a procedural labyrinth to a summary judgment disposing of fewer than all issues. The murky path we must negotiate requires an introduction of the three parties filing briefs. They are:

Morgan Rushing (“Plaintiff”), appellant in appeal 18263.

Southern Missouri Bank (“SMB”), appellant in appeal 18268.

Robert P. Lowery, Personal Representative of the Estate of Herman…