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SUGAR RIDGE PROPERTIES, Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent v. GEORGE W. MERRELL, IV, Defendant/Respondent/Cross-Appellant v. BLACK ISLAND FARMS, L.L.C., Intervenor/Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided April 11, 2016No. SD33541, SD33542, and SD33543PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGary W. Lynch, J.

Sugar Ridge Properties (“Sugar Ridge”) filed a Petition in Action to Determine and Quiet Title against George Merrell IV, alleging that it was the owner in fee simple of a real estate parcel in Pemiscot County. Black Island Farms, LLC (referred to individually as “Black Island Farms” and collectively with Merrell as' “Respondents”), intervened. Merrell and Black Island Farms each counterclaimed for damages based on Sugar Ridge’s actions in excluding them from the land. The trial court granted judgment in favor of Respondents and all parties appeal. Because none of the parties’ claims…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
  2. Thummel v. KingSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  3. Richard E. Ivie, Jimmie R. Ivie, LaDonna Small, and Bernard Ivie v. Arnold L. Smith and Sidney B. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  4. Houston v. CriderMissouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. State Ex Rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2000

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  4. In Re the Marriage of KAREN BLANCHARD and LESTER BLANCHARD KAREN BLANCHARD v. LESTER BLANCHARD, Respondent-RespondentMissouri Court of Appeals · 2020
  5. JOYCE CAMP McDERMOT, personally, and as beneficiary and successor trustee under the Barbara J. Hilderbrand Revocable Trust Agreement dated January 11, 2005, as Amended and Restated v. DAVID DONER and STEPHANIE DONER, Defendants-RespondentsMissouri Court of Appeals · 2021

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