Legal Opinion
Branson Hills Associates v. First American Title Insurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 2008No. 28605PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JEFFREY W. BATES, Judge.
Branson Hills Associates, L.P. (BHA) appeals from a judgment dismissing the underlying action with prejudice for failure to prosecute. BHA contends the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the case because BHA was moving its case forward. This Court affirms.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
In 1995, BHA began negotiating with several parties regarding a real estate transaction involving several hundred acres of property in Taney County, Missouri. Closing was to take place in January 1996 with Hogan Land and Title Company, Inc. (Hogan) acting as escrow and…
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