by David P. Weiss | Feb 3, 2016 | Corporate Law
Most states require if you do not do business under your own name that you must register the fictitious name (or trade name) with the Secretary of State of the jurisdictions in which you conduct your business. Failure to do so can expose a business owner to personal...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 7, 2016 | Real Estate Law
The requirement for creation of a private road by strict necessity was recently addressed by the Missouri Court of Appeals in a suit brought by a farmer in southern Missouri to create a mile-long road on an adjacent neighbor’s property. While the court will use its...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 4, 2016 | Homeowner Associations, Litigation
In a case handed down last month, the Missouri Court of Appeals denied an owner of one of three units in a condominium to bring an action against John Beal, Inc. (“Beal”). Beal had contracted with the Raymon Condominium Association to provide brick work on...
by David P. Weiss | Sep 29, 2015 | Corporate Law, Homeowner Associations, Real Estate Law
They seem almost like an afterthought; perhaps they are. Minutes of board of director meetings and member meetings are a chore to prepare, possibly even a drudge. But they are critically important to your subdivision homeowners’ association or condominium...
by David P. Weiss | May 21, 2015 | Homeowner Associations, Litigation
The Missouri Court of Appeals ruled in a recent case that the unit owners of a condominium building were not entitled to excess insurance proceeds remaining after their building was reconstructed. One of multiple buildings making up The Willows on the Lake...
