Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.020

Section 512.020 allows a party to appeal a final judgment when it threatens the party’s prospective pecuniary interest.

Jones v. Fidelity Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Kansas City · filed 1951-11-12

Tf the appellant is correct in his contention that the unclaimed dividends will eventually escheat to the state, then the state has suffered a pecuniary loss and, therefore, the appellant is aggrieved by the judgment or decree of the trial court. ... We therefore overrule respondent’s motion to dismiss appellant’s appeal.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved; a party granted the new trial it sought is not aggrieved.

State ex rel. Hicklin ex rel. McDaniel v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York · filed 1955-01-10

Under the circumstances, it is evident that there is no final judgment in the cause at the present time, the same' having been set aside as to the appellant and all other defendants. Furthermore, the appellant cannot now be deemed an aggrieved party, a fact essential to the right of appeal.

Section 512.020 permits an administrator to appeal only when the judgment affects the administrator or their duties so that they are an aggrieved party.

Davis v. Davis · filed 1955-12-12

The administrator of the estate of Carrie Young, deceased, was not a “party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment” and his appeal should be and is dismissed.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party with an interest in the subject matter who is aggrieved by the judgment.

Briss v. Consolidated Cabs, Inc. · filed 1956-11-05

In order for one to appeal he must not only be a party, but he must have an interest in the subject-matter in controversy; in other words, he must be a party aggrieved. Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. Shock v. Berry, 221 Mo.App. 718, 285 S.W. 122. How could defendant be “aggrieved” if its position is that it has no claim of ownership to the fund in controversy?

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by an aggrieved party; an executor named in a prior will has no direct pecuniary interest in a will contest merely by virtue of that appointment.

Freeman v. De Hart · filed 1957-06-14

Clearly, an executor named in a prior will, as such, has no interest in the subject matter as to make him an “aggrieved party” within the meaning of !§ 512.020 of our statute, which allows an appeal only to a party “aggrieved” by the judgment.

Section 512.020 allows a plaintiff who recovers only a small fraction of the amount sought to appeal as an aggrieved party.

Boland v. Dehn · filed 1961-07-18

But a plaintiff who recovers a judgment for only a small fraction of the amount for which he has sued is obviously an aggrieved party within the meaning of Section 512.020 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and may appeal from such a judgment.

Section 512.020 grants a right to appeal to a party aggrieved by a civil judgment; the court could not find St. Louis County aggrieved by the judgment entered in its favor on this record.

Walsh v. County of St. Louis · filed 1962-01-08

The right of appeal is statutory and is granted to “any party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause.” ... We are not prepared to say that under this record St. Louis County is a party aggrieved by and that the court erred in entering the judgment in its favor on the grounds stated in the point in appellants’ brief.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal as aggrieved when an erroneous order setting aside a default judgment leads to a smaller recovery after a second trial.

Farrell v. DeClue · filed 1964-09-28

We think it clear the plaintiff was “aggrieved” as that word is used in § 512.020, supra, and entitled to bring this appeal.

Section 512.020 gives a defendant no right to appeal a ruling in another defendant’s favor when the ruling does not aggrieve him.

Brantley v. Couch · filed 1964-10-20

In view of what we háve heretofore held the first point is-now academic, but in any event defendant-Couch was not aggrieved by the court’s action within'the meaning o'f Section 512.020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and had no right‘of appeal therefrom.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved by a final judgment to appeal; a voluntary dismissal that does not aggrieve the opposing party is not appealable.

Aubuchon v. Ayers · filed 1966-02-15

Recognizing that it has long been the rule in this state that an appeal will not lie from an order granting a voluntary non-suit (§ 512.020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and cases collected at note 83), the plaintiff has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal on the grounds the trial court’s ruling on defendant’s motion was not an appealable judgment. ... It follows that the defendant cannot be held to have been “aggrieved” by plaintiff’s dismissal and this appeal will not lie.

Section 512.020 allows a board of adjustment to appeal a circuit court judgment reversing the board’s order because the judgment sets aside its official act.

Cunningham v. Leimkuehler · filed 1955-03-15

One of the rights of a party is the right to appeal granted by Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., when such party is aggrieved by the judgment of any trial court. ... This is quite analogous to the situation before us and under those cases and the applicable statutes it appears that the board has a right to appeal from a judgment of the circuit court reversing the board’s order.

Section 512.020 does not give a dismissed defendant standing to appeal a judgment entered against other defendants.

Siemer v. Schuermann Building & Realty Co. · filed 1964-07-13

However, having been dismissed as a party defendant at the time of such judgment, MSD had no standing to appeal from the judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and against the Schuermann defendants. Section 512.020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S.; Panich v. Curtis, Owen, Fuller Corporation, Mo.App., 124 S.W.2d 619.

Section 512.020 permits a party assessed costs in a judgment to appeal as an aggrieved party.

Dubinsky Bros. v. Industrial Commission ex rel. Rose · filed 1963-02-19

In our opinion, there would be merit to the motion were it not for the fact that, in the judgment from which the appeal was taken, the costs of the action were assessed against appellants. This fact makes appellants aggrieved parties entitled to appeal under Sections 512.020 RSMol959, V.A.M.S.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal by an aggrieved party; a party that received all the relief it sought is not aggrieved.

Peacock Homes, Inc. v. Benson · filed 1964-02-10

In our view, defendants are not aggrieved parties within the meaning of Section 512.020 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., and thus have no right to appeal.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved to seek appellate review; a plaintiff who does not challenge an adverse judgment cannot appeal a conditional new-trial order.

Allstate Insurance Co. v. Gas Service Co. · filed 1977-04-04

The failure to claim that the judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict was error confesses that the plaintiff was not a party aggrieved within § 512.020, RSMo 1969 and so without standing to invoke review.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a party who receives all the relief sought cannot appeal an adverse ruling on one theory of recovery.

Kennedy v. Dixon · filed 1969-03-10

The verdict for $19,000 was wholly in plaintiff's favor and gave her what she asked, i. e., recovery for her personal injuries. Under such circumstances, plaintiff was not aggrieved by the judgment and had no right to appeal therefrom. § 512.020; Turner v. Anderson, supra.

Section 512.020 does not permit a tort co-defendant to appeal the dismissal of another defendant merely because liability may be joint or several.

Skaggs v. City of Cape Girardeau · filed 1971-10-26

A co-defendant in a tort case where liability may be joint or several is not an “aggrieved party” within the meaning of Section 512.020, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., merely because a court dismisses his co-defendant, and hence may not appeal from such a ruling.

Section 512.020 permits purchasers at a partition sale to appeal an order denying their motion to correct the distribution judgment when they are aggrieved parties for that purpose.

Martin v. Martin · filed 1976-03-02

If, as they argue, the judgment the trial court intended to enter required that those taxes be paid out of the purchase price, but, because of a clerical error the judgment failed to reflect that, it would appear to us that they are, for that limited purpose at least, “parties” to the cause of action who are aggrieved by the order of the trial court denying their Motion to Correct and proper parties to appeal from that order within the terms of § 512.020 RSMo 1969. ... We conclude that the appellants had standing to file the Motion to Correct etc. and to appeal from the order overruling that motion.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a party cannot appeal an order granting the relief she sought.

In Re the Marriage of Richardson · filed 1976-08-10

It is clear appellant has no right of appeal from the order of dissolution nor from the order continuing temporary maintenance during pendency of the action because in each instance she was not aggrieved in the statutory sense.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved to obtain appellate review of an issue.

Lesser v. Rubin · filed 1977-03-15

Inasmuch as the order of the trial court overturned the jury’s verdict for Rubin on that claim, we find that Lesser and Ford are not “aggrieved” as to these issues as required by § 512.020, RSMo 1969. We will not, therefore, address these two issues.

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal a new trial order entered on the court’s own motion; a party whose requested new trial was granted is not aggrieved.

Morris v. Patterson · filed 1977-04-04

In those cases, the court held that when the trial court grants a new trial on a limited issue, not requested by the party in whose favor the order issues, the new trial is in effect on the court’s own order, and a party aggrieved thereby, such as a defendant who sought a new trial on all issues, has a right of appeal under § 512.020, RSMo 1969. In this case, the trial court sustained Equity’s motion for new trial and therefore it cannot assert that it is an aggrieved party.

Section 512.020 does not permit the Commissioner of Finance to appeal a judgment affirming the State Banking Board when he lacked standing to seek judicial review of the board's decision in the first place.

Kostman v. Pine Lawn Bank & Trust Co. · filed 1976-09-13

The Commissioner contends he is `aggrieved' within the contemplation of Section 512.020, supra, by the judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of Cole County affirming the decision of the State Banking Board. Since he lacked standing to enter the stream of judicial review initially it is impossible to perceive how he can shake that disability after the Circuit Court of Cole County has spoken and now claim legal standing before this court to attack the judgment below.

Section 512.020 permits a landowner to appeal a condemnation damages judgment after accepting the compensation awarded.

Jackson County v. Hesterberg · filed 1975-02-03

It would be patently unfair to hold that the condemnee could not appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict assessing his damages, as is his statutorily guaranteed right under § 512.020 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., because he has accepted the “just compensation” that it is his constitutionally guaranteed right to receive as condemnee under Article I, Section 26, of the Constitution of Missouri.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the judgment.

State ex rel. Hancock-Gross v. Martin · filed 1979-02-21

Appellant was not an aggrieved party by the judgment of the circuit court in issuing the writ of prohibition as required by § 512.020 RSMo 1969.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal as aggrieved when the trial court’s failure to follow required procedures denies that party a legal right, even if the party received the relief requested.

Block v. Block · filed 1979-12-31

The aggrievement of the wife in the instant case is her claim that the trial court failed to follow the statute and by doing so precluded her from the benefit of the trial court’s independent appraisal of her bargain. In short, she claims aggrievement by the trial court’s failure to follow procedural steps mandated by the legislature and in such circumstances she is properly an appellant and entitled to a review of the trial court action.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal when the party has an interest in the litigation and the judgment is adverse to that interest.

Massey v. Rusche · filed 1980-02-04

She had an interest in the subject matter of the litigation; she was a party to the case, and the result was adverse to her interests. She met all of the requirements of an “aggrieved party” within the meaning of the law. Section 512.020 RSMo 1978; Briss v. Consolidated Cabs, 295 S.W.2d 391, 392[1] (Mo.App.1956).

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a defendant voluntarily dismissed from the case is not aggrieved by a judgment against another defendant.

City of Independence v. Bob McLaughlin Construction Co. · filed 1980-03-03

It is patent that Country Squire rather than McLaughlin was the aggrieved party.

Section 512.020 gives a party no right to appeal a judgment unless the party is aggrieved by it.

Pirtle v. Pirtle · filed 1980-11-25

A party who is not aggrieved by a judgment has no right of appeal.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment.

In Re Marriage of Kinnick · filed 1981-08-24

Whether the trial court’s underlying finding that half of the 80 acres was nonmarital property be right or wrong, we are at a loss to comprehend how this served to aggrieve Colleen in view of the fact the court did precisely what she petitioned. A party not aggrieved by a judgment has no right of appeal.

Section 512.020 does not allow a defendant to appeal an order granting the plaintiff a voluntary dismissal because the defendant is not an aggrieved party.

Killian Construction Co. v. Tri-City Construction Co. · filed 1982-03-30

The law in Missouri is clear that a defendant may not appeal the grant of a voluntary dismissal, as he is not an “aggrieved party” for the purpose of an appeal.

Section 512.020 allows a party to appeal only if the judgment aggrieves that party.

Shaffer v. Terrydale Management Corp. · filed 1983-03-01

Terrydale was not aggrieved by the judgment as to Burrus and so was without right of appeal as to that party.

Section 512.020 gives no right to appeal to a person who has not shown that they were aggrieved.

Craig v. Jo B. Gardner, Inc. · filed 1979-09-11

He makes no claim that he has not received his fee ... or was otherwise aggrieved, and thus has no right to appeal under § 512.020, RSMo 1969, or standing to raise the constitutionality of the statute.

Section 512.020 gives a right to appeal to an aggrieved party; a person denied intervention who is not a party to the case has no right to appeal.

Carondelet Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Boyer · filed 1982-11-02

Because of the court’s action in denying her motion Donna Boyer was not a party to the case below. She is therefore not an aggrieved party and has no right to appeal. Sec. 512.020 RSMo.1978.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by an aggrieved party; a party awarded the relief sought cannot appeal that judgment.

Lowe v. Labor & Industrial Relations Commission · filed 1980-02-04

The right to appeal is limited by Section 512.020, RSMo 1978 to aggrieved parties. One who is awarded the relief prayed is not an aggrieved party and may not appeal from the judgment in his favor.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party granted its requested alternative relief of a new trial to appeal the denial of its request for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, because that party is not aggrieved.

Ward v. Lemke · filed 1980-07-08

Since it was awarded that requested alternative relief, it is not a party “aggrieved” within the scope of Section 512.020, RSMo 1978.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party whose legal rights have been infringed or denied.

State ex rel. Miller v. McLeod · filed 1980-07-29

Bessie is not an aggrieved party in the statutory sense. § 512.020, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. The word “aggrieved” is defined as suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights. ... Bessie’s legal rights have not been denied or infringed upon, as the trial court ordered defendants to give her a diploma, which order granted her the only legal right that she claims defendants violated.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party who is not aggrieved by an order to appeal it.

In re Surety Insurance Co. of California · filed 1981-10-27

The record herein discloses that the Sharps are not aggrieved parties as defined under § 512.020 and therefore, they are not entitled to appeal herein.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal a special order entered after final judgment, but the appeal must be dismissed if the party is no longer aggrieved.

Standridge v. Adams · filed 1982-07-06

Fourth, except as will be discussed below appellant was an aggrieved party within that portion of § 512.020 supra which provides for an appeal “... from any special order after final judgment in the cause ..." ... Payne thus removes any doubt as to appellant’s status as an aggrieved party and hence this appeal must be dismissed.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party injured by the judgment.

Armstrong v. Armstrong · filed 1983-06-21

A party has no right of appeal where no injury resulted from the decree.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by an aggrieved party with an actual, justiciable interest that litigation can protect.

Ford v. Missouri Division of Employment Security · filed 1984-05-09

The right to appeal under § 512.020 RSMo 1978 is to an aggrieved party, meaning the party must have some actual and justiciable interest susceptible of protection through litigation.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal when a judgment injuriously affects its legally recognized interest.

Grommet v. St. Louis County · filed 1984-09-18

This court finds that under the facts present here, Parkway is an aggrieved party for purposes of appeal under the statute. § 512.020 RSMo. 1978. Parkway had an interest recognized by law in the subject matter of the litigation and its interest was injuriously affected by the judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a party who received all the relief sought is not aggrieved.

Eakright v. Eakright · filed 1985-04-09

The right of appeal is statutory. Section 512.020 RSMo 1979; Rule 81.01; Williams v. Williams, 480 S.W.2d 525 (Mo.App.1972). Fundamental to that right is that the party be aggrieved by the judgment from which he appeals. ... A party is not aggrieved when the court grants all of the relief sought. ... The appeal is dismissed.

Section 512.020 allows a party aggrieved by a judgment to appeal; a beneficiary is aggrieved when a fee award reduces the estate share he would receive.

Houston v. Zaner · filed 1984-11-13

To assert appeal, the appellant must have been a party to a suit and aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court. ... The trial court ordered over $12,000.00 to be paid from the estate of which appellant was the primary beneficiary thereby making him an aggrieved party.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by an aggrieved party; a ruling that does not adversely affect a party gives that party no right to appeal.

Brundige v. Marcum · filed 1985-07-16

Therefore, he is not an aggrieved party within the meaning of section 512.020, RSMo 1978, and consequently he has no right to appeal.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved; the Commission was not aggrieved when it was not a proper party to the dispute.

Wasinger v. Labor & Industrial Relations Commission · filed 1985-12-10

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission attempts to appeal a “judgment” of the circuit court entered on March 20, 1985, even though it was not sued and no judgment has been entered against it. We find the Commission was not a proper party to any existing dispute, and is not an aggrieved party within the meaning of § 512.020 RSMo 1978.

Section 512.020 permits only a party aggrieved by a judgment to appeal; a party who obtained a favorable judgment is not aggrieved.

Houston ex rel. Houston v. Teter · filed 1985-12-24

Only parties aggrieved by a judgment are permitted to appeal. § 512.020 RSMo.1978. Suzanne Houston was not aggrieved by the judgment because she obtained a favorable verdict and a judgment in the sum of $5,000.00.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party whose rights or interests are directly and immediately affected by the judgment; a speculative risk of greater liability is too remote.

Horace Mann Insurance Co. v. Riley · filed 1986-08-12

Although there are no Missouri cases directly on point, our courts have consistently held that a defendant in a civil suit is not aggrieved, within the meaning of § 512.020, by the dismissal of a co-defendant. ... The possibility that (1) the Winns will obtain a judgment against both Riley and appellant as joint tort-feasors, (2) the Winns will look to appellant to satisfy the judgment in an amount disproportionate to its apportioned liability, and (3) the appellant will be unable to obtain contribution from Riley, is too remote for appellant to have been aggrieved by the summary judgment obtained by respondent herein.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party that obtained a new trial to appeal the denial of its alternative motion for judgment, because that party is not aggrieved.

Southern Missouri Bank v. Fogle · filed 1987-10-14

We dismissed the cross-appeal because the bank is not an aggrieved party within the meaning of the statute, § 512.020, RSMo 1986. Where the trial court has sustained a party’s motion for new trial, that party is not aggrieved by reason of the trial court’s failure to sustain its alternative motion for judgment.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party whose own legal rights are infringed or denied; an agent cannot appeal in its own name based on an effect on its principal.

Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Clenny · filed 1988-06-03

As used in § 512.020, “aggrieved” means “suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights.” ... The rule allows an agent to appeal for its principal who is a party, in the principal’s name but not in the agent’s name. It does not allow an appeal in an agent’s name because the judgment could affect its principal. ... Appellant is not aggrieved by the judgment. The appeal cannot be maintained by it.

A party that won at trial is not aggrieved and cannot cross-appeal under § 512.020.

Grippe v. Momtazee · filed 1985-09-10

All other errors must be preserved by the aggrieved party, and such errors may then be considered on appeal. See generally Rules 84.13, 81.01, 78.07; § 512.020, RSMo 1978. It is clear that defendants-respondents in this case are not aggrieved parties; and they are neither entitled to cross-appeal nor raise any allegation of trial error.

Section 512.020 does not permit a defendant who has been granted a new trial to appeal the denial of judgment n.o.v., because that denial is neither a final judgment nor adverse to the defendant.

Grady v. American Optical Corp. · filed 1985-12-17

Initially, inasmuch as the granting of the defendants’ motions for new trial was to remove an adverse judgment against them, the denial of their motions for judgment n.o.v. neither constitutes a final judgment within § 512.020 RSMo 1978, nor adversely affects or aggrieves them so as to give them standing to appeal.

A party who loses a favorable judgment when a new trial is ordered is aggrieved under § 512.020 and may appeal the order.

Carboline Co. v. B.C.D. Co. · filed 1986-06-30

Plaintiff lost a favorable judgment on defendant’s counterclaim when a new trial was ordered. Plaintiff is therefore an "aggrieved” party within the meaning of sec. 512.020, RSMo. ... 1978, and may appeal from the order.

Section 512.020 permits a plaintiff to appeal as an aggrieved party when comparative fault reduces her judgment below the damages awarded by the jury.

Bilzing v. Wentzel · filed 1987-02-10

Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss on the ground that Agnes is not an aggrieved party as required by § 512.020 RSMo 1978. ... Agnes Bilzing did not recover either the amount claimed or assessed by the jury as the total amount of damages. We find she is an aggrieved party and entitled to an appeal.

Section 512.020 permits a party aggrieved by a final judgment to appeal; a guardian may appeal when the judgment could diminish her children’s interests in an estate.

McCahon v. Hanna · filed 1987-05-06

Section 512.020, RSMo 1978, states that the right to appeal is vested in “any party to a suit aggrieved by any final judgment.” An Thi was a party to the suit, not only as an individual but also because of her two children who are heirs of Wood-burn Henry McCahon. The children’s interest in the estate would be diminished if additional persons were declared to be heirs by the court. ... We consider the appeal as properly brought by An Thi McCahon in her capacity as guardian of Mary Ann McCahon and Betty Jean McCahon.

Section 512.020 requires an appealable final judgment or order and an appellant aggrieved by it.

Davis ex rel. Davis v. Allen · filed 1987-11-24

The appeal does not lie unless the judgment is final under the third sentence of Rule 81.06 and State Farm is aggrieved by that judgment.

Section 512.020 requires a party to have a direct pecuniary interest in the result of litigation to appeal as a person aggrieved by the judgment.

Jacobsmeyer v. Cordes · filed 1985-10-22

A party must have a direct pecuniary interest in the result of litigation to have the right of appeal as aggrieved by the judgment. § 512.020, RSMo.1978.

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal, but losing an attained position in litigation does not entitle that party to prevail on appeal.

Niccoli v. Thompson · filed 1986-07-15

However, that case only holds that the loss of an “attained position in the litigation” may make a party an “aggrieved” party so that he will have standing to maintain an appeal under § 512.020 RSMo. That language relates only to the right of a party to take an appeal and not to any right of the party to prevail on such an appeal.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment.

Garrett v. Monroe · filed 1986-01-28

Section 512.020, RSMo 1978 provides that only a party “aggrieved by any judgment” may appeal. Richard Monroe was not aggrieved by the judgment setting aside the deed. The appeal is dismissed.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment.

Hicks v. Graves Truck Lines, Inc. · filed 1986-03-04

In consequence, Mid-City is not aggrieved by the judgment and has no standing to ap...peal. Section 512.020, RSMo. 1978. The appeal of Mid-City Truck Painting & Reconditioning, Inc. is dismissed.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal a final judgment even if that party no longer has a pending claim.

Aherron v. St. John's Mercy Medical Center · filed 1986-07-15

The statute does not require that the aggrieved party be a “party” in the sense that he either has or is subject to a pending claim, notwithstanding the effects of the judgment of which he complains.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by an aggrieved party; a parent cannot appeal rulings concerning a child solely in the parent's own capacity.

Slj v. Rj · filed 1989-06-13

Patently, husband has no standing to appeal these rulings because he is not an aggrieved party. § 512.020, RSMo 1986.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a party claiming no ownership interest in property awarded to another is not aggrieved by that award.

In Re the Marriage of Lafferty · filed 1990-05-01

Section 512.020, RSMo 1986, allows any “party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause from which an appeal is not” otherwise prohibited to appeal to a court having appellate jurisdiction. ... However, that does not allow a party to appeal where, as here, that party claims no ownership interest in the property awarded to another or any right to receive it. ... As she claims no ownership of those animals, she is not aggrieved.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved by a judgment to have standing to appeal; a party granted all requested relief is not aggrieved.

McKnight v. Midwest Eye Institute of Kansas City, Inc. · filed 1990-10-30

It is evident that McKnight did not suffer any infringement of legal right and so was not aggrieved by the judgment to have standing to a cross-appeal.

Physical custodians who have no right to custody are not aggrieved parties under § 512.020 when that privilege is withdrawn.

In the Interest of R.M.P. · filed 1991-06-28

Third, L.T. and D.T. are not legally aggrieved by the order from which they attempt to appeal. See § 512.020 RSMo 1986. They have no “rights” to physical custody of R.M.P. and the withdrawal of the privilege does not confer status as an aggrieved party.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the order appealed from; a party is no longer aggrieved when the issue remains pending before the trial court on remand.

Sutton v. Schwartz · filed 1991-07-16

In light of our previous opinion of Sutton v. Schwartz, 808 S.W.2d at 28, wherein we remanded the cause to the trial court to reconsider whether mother is entitled to attorney’s fees for successful prosecution of the garnishment, we find the issue argued here is still pending before the trial court. Accordingly, mother is no longer an aggrieved party by the original October 3, 1990, ruling. Section 512.020 RSMo 1986.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the judgment; a party with no shown claim to the affected property is not aggrieved.

Skinner v. Osage County · filed 1991-10-29

Finally, the present record does not show Frederick and Kathy Kinkead to be riparian owners who may have a valid claim to the gravel bar in question. The present record, therefore, does not show they were aggrieved by the trial court’s judgment. § 512.020 RSMo 1986. Their appeal must be dismissed.

Section 512.020 allows a party to appeal, but a nonparty to the lower court action cannot appeal.

State ex rel. Missouri State Highway Patrol v. Klos · filed 1989-02-07

We do not have jurisdiction of the present appeal, since the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is seeking to appeal, was not a party to the case in the lower court.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party that received a judgment wholly in its favor to cross-appeal the trial court’s failure to rule on another issue.

Noll v. Shelter Insurance Companies · filed 1989-08-01

Contrary to the plaintiff’s suggestion, the defendant could not have cross-appealed from the failure of the trial court to rule the stacking point. It was not aggrieved by the judgment wholly in its favor and lacked standing to appeal.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party to the suit who is aggrieved by the trial court's judgment.

Munson v. Director of Revenue · filed 1990-02-13

The right of appeal, however, is only as provided by law. Rule 81.01. "Any party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of the trial court ... may take his appeal to a court having appellate jurisdiction...." § 512.020, RSMo 1986 (emphasis added). "[A] stranger to the record may not file a motion for a new trial or appeal from the judgment." In re Main's Estate, 236 Mo. App. 88, 152 S.W.2d 696, 701 (1941), citing, Ewart v. Peniston, 233 Mo. 695, 136 S.W. 422, 424 (1911); see also Proctor v. Director of Revenue, 753 S.W.2d at 71. "To assert appeal, the appellant must have been a party to a suit and aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court." Houston v. Zaner, 683 S.W.2d 277, 282 (Mo.App.1984) (citations omitted). Not being a party, the Director may not appeal.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party whose personal or property rights are directly and prejudicially affected by the judgment.

Colvin v. Carr · filed 1990-10-02

Only parties who are aggrieved by a judgment may appeal from it. Section 512.020 RSMo 1986. A party is “aggrieved” when a judgment operates prejudicially and directly on his personal or property rights. ... Therefore, only the Ittner plaintiffs are aggrieved parties.

Section 512.020 permits a person to appeal a final judgment only if that person was a party to the trial court suit.

Parkhurst v. Parkhurst · filed 1990-10-09

In order to appeal from a final judgment of the trial court, one must have been a party to the suit before the trial court. § 512.020 RSMo 1986.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party to appeal a judgment that is completely favorable to that party.

Dye v. Division of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Social Services · filed 1991-06-11

Inasmuch as the trial court’s decision was completely favorable to Gary, his cross appeal is out of order. § 512.020, RSMo 1986.

Section 512.020 does not allow a plaintiff who voluntarily dismisses the entire matter with prejudice to appeal an earlier dismissal of its claims.

Public Supply Company, Inc. v. Safety Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n · filed 1989-10-31

This court rules the voluntary dismissal with prejudice as to “all defendants” did conclude the “entire matter,” and Public Supply should not be “heard to complain on appeal” of that to which he has given consent.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal a judgment that grants less relief than the party sought.

Peth v. Heidbrier · filed 1990-05-15

Only parties aggrieved by a judgment have standing to appeal. Section 512.020 RSMo 1986. ... Plaintiff has statutory authority to appeal the $10,000 judgment which was less than the relief sought.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party directly and presently aggrieved by a judgment; a contingent future loss is insufficient.

Hagen v. Rapid American Corp. · filed 1990-05-22

Section 512.020 grants the right of appeal only to a “party to the suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause.” ... Such remote possibilities are entirely too tenuous to furnish present standing to plaintiffs as parties aggrieved by the order dismissing Rapid American without prejudice.

Section 512.020 allows tort claimants joined in an insurer’s declaratory judgment action to appeal an adverse coverage ruling when they have pending claims against the insured, even if the insured does not appeal.

Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. Briggs · filed 1990-07-31

Shelter moved to dismiss the appeal, contending that appellants lacked standing and were not aggrieved parties within the meaning of § 512.020, RSMo 1986. The Court of Appeals, Western District granted the motion, declaring a want of standing, but contrary to that determination we find appellants have standing, and we order that the appeal be retransferred to the court of appeals for disposition of the remaining issues.

Section 512.020 permits a party to appeal a judgment against another party when its own potential liability depends on that judgment.

Lockett v. Fiberglas · filed 1991-03-26

Corporate-defendants also argue the appeal by defendant-attorneys from the summary judgments granted in favor of corporate-defendants must be dismissed because defendant-attorneys are not aggrieved by those judgments. See § 512.020 RSMo 1986. We disagree. ... Likewise, in the present case, defendant-attorneys’ liability depends almost solely on whether plaintiff’s claim against corporate-defendants is barred by the statute of limitations; as the effect of the statute of limitations goes, so goes the defendant-attorneys’ liability.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the judgment; a party is not aggrieved by a custody provision the court adopted from that party’s stipulation.

Norwood v. Norwood · filed 1991-05-28

Fundamental to father’s statutory right to appeal is that he be aggrieved by the judgment from which he appeals. Section 512.020 RSMo 1986. Here, father is not aggrieved regarding the characterization of custody because the court adopted the stipulation as father and mother requested.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the order; a judgment against an estate does not aggrieve its personal representative in her individual capacity.

Martin v. James · filed 1991-08-20

This appeal of Francine James in her individual capacity must be dismissed because she was not aggrieved by an order of the trial court which refused to set aside a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Hillard Martin.

Section 512.020 requires an estate administrator to be an aggrieved party to appeal; a desire to carry out the decedent’s wishes alone does not suffice.

In re the Estate of Voegele · filed 1990-03-27

The only claim the administrator makes to support his standing is a desire to carry out the decedent’s intent as expressed in the will. If this generalized interest were sufficient to grant administrator standing, the limitation in § 512.020 would have little meaning in this context; any administrator can claim an interest in carrying out a decedent’s wishes.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; in a probate proceeding, the appellant must have been an interested party to that proceeding.

Moore v. Fry · filed 1990-12-10

It is implicit that an allegation of error by the probate division can be asserted in the appellate court only by an interested party to the proceeding in the probate division who is “aggrieved” by an order or judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an administrator to appeal only when the record shows that the administrator is aggrieved in that capacity; concern for protecting the estate alone does not confer standing.

Rutledge v. Welch · filed 1990-12-31

Our decision has not changed; Rutledge does not have standing to appeal solely because he has concern for the protection of Voegele’s estate. Rutledge again fails to demonstrate that he is a party or that he has an interest in the subject matter of the suit.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved by a judgment to have standing to appeal it.

Whitehead v. Lakeside Hospital Ass'n · filed 1992-11-10

It is foregone from our discussion that MHP was not a party aggrieved by the judgment for the Whiteheads against Lakeside and so is without interest or standing to appeal. § 512.020, RSMo 1986.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the judgment; consent to the judgment does not prevent an appeal challenging subject matter jurisdiction.

Richard v. Director of Revenue · filed 1994-02-08

In order to appeal from a judgment, a party must be aggrieved by that judgment. § 512.020 RSMo 1986. A party cannot be aggrieved by a judgment made with that party’s express or implied consent. Foger v. Johnson, 362 S.W.2d 763, 765 (Mo.App.1962). It is also clear, however, that subject matter jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent and the lack thereof can be raised at any stage of the proceedings, even for the first time on appeal. Ferguson v. Director of Revenue, 783 S.W.2d 132, 133 (Mo.App.1989).

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment; a party is not aggrieved by an order entered pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement.

St. Louis Airport Hilton v. Marriott Corp. · filed 1994-12-13

The right to appeal is statutory and one prerequisite to that right to appeal is that the party seeking the appeal must be “aggrieved” by the judgment. § 512.020 RSMol986. ... A party is not “aggrieved” by an order entered pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement. ... As plaintiffs are not “aggrieved” by the judgment, plaintiffs appeal is dismissed.

Section 512.020 allows a party to appeal an issue only if the party is aggrieved by the ruling on that issue.

McKenna v. McKenna · filed 1996-09-17

Since Father is not aggrieved in relation to these expenses, he lacks standing to appeal the issue and therefore, his point on appeal is limited to the court’s inclusion of Extraordinary Medical and Educational Expenses in its Form 14.

Section 512.020 gives a party a right to appeal when the judgment directly affects the party’s pecuniary or property rights or interests.

Manager of Division of Finance v. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens · filed 1997-06-24

Section 512.020 provides that a party who has been “aggrieved” has a right to appeal from a judgment of the trial court. An “aggrieved” party is one whose pecuniary or property rights or interests are directly affected by the judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party to the civil suit; participation in proceedings without being made a party does not confer the right to appeal.

State v. Johnson · filed 1993-06-15

Section 512.020, RSMo 1986, provides that “[a]ny party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause ... may take his appeal to a court having appellate jurisdiction....” ... Consequently, because we are confronted with an appeal by an entity not properly made a party in the lower court, we must dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party to appeal a ruling made in that party’s favor because the party is not aggrieved.

Khulusi v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. · filed 1995-11-28

Dr. Khulusi raises two other points on appeal. These points are not addressed because the trial court ruled the issues in Dr. Khulusi's favor and he is not an aggrieved party.

Section 512.020 allows only a party directly aggrieved by a judgment to appeal; a remote, speculative effect does not establish standing.

Harper's Smart Shops, Inc. v. Bruce · filed 1994-06-28

The right of appeal is purely statutory and belongs only to a party “aggrieved” by a judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party whose personal or property rights are directly affected by the judgment; being named as a defendant alone is insufficient.

City of Kansas City v. Manfield · filed 1996-04-30

The statute specifies that only a person who is “aggrieved” by a judgment may appeal. The fact that Auditorium Bar was a named defendant on the condemnation action does not, in itself, give Auditorium Bar the standing to complain on appeal of trial court rulings on evidentiary matters and instructional issues. For a party to be “aggrieved” the judgment must operate expressly on its personal or property rights.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by an aggrieved party.

Kennedy v. Stoner · filed 1994-10-17

Because Defendants were not aggrieved by the absence of court approval of Plaintiffs’ voluntary dismissal, they cannot appeal. § 512.020, RSMo 1986. We dismiss the appeal.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal a trial court judgment, subject to statutory limitations.

Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners v. Paluka · filed 2000-03-10

Section 512.020 RSMo 1994 provides that a party aggrieved by any judgment of a trial court may appeal, subject to certain limitations. A party who has not been aggrieved by a judgment has no right or standing to appeal.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the judgment.

Gaunt v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · filed 2000-05-30

Thus, because a party not aggrieved by a judgment has no right or standing on appeal, Shahan v. Shahan, 988 S.W.2d 529, 533 (Mo. banc 1999); Bond v. California Compensation & Fire Co., 963 S.W.2d 692, 696 (Mo.App.1998) (citing § 512.020, RSMo 1994), Mr. Gaunt has no standing with respect to his wife’s challenge of the trial court’s orders showing satisfaction of her judgment.

Section 512.020 lets a party aggrieved by a trial court judgment appeal.

Bydalek v. Brines · filed 2000-10-27

We find Meekers did have an interest recognized by law in the outcome of Defendants’ suit against Bydalek, and such interest was adversely affected by the $1,119,163.35 judgment against Bydalek. Moreover, Meekers were parties to the litigation in which the judgment was entered; consequently, they are parties aggrieved by the judgment within the meaning of § 512.020.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal a final judgment and denies standing to a party not aggrieved.

Bond v. California Compensation & Fire Co. · filed 1998-02-10

Section 512.020 RSMo 1994 states, in pertinent part: [a]ny party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause from which an appeal is not prohibited by the constitution, nor clearly limited in special statutory proceedings, may take his appeal to a court having appellate jurisdiction from ... any final judgment in the case.... In other words, a party not aggrieved by a judgment has no right or standing on appeal to appeal.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to have been a party to the suit from which the appeal is taken.

T.E.S. v. D.J.L. · filed 2000-12-05

“The right to appeal is purely statutory.” ... “In order to appeal the lower court’s judgment granting the foster parents’ adoption petition, the grandparents must have been “parties] to [the foster parents’] suit.” § 512.020 RSMo 1994; Oberhellmann, 950 S.W.2d at 488.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party to a suit aggrieved by a civil judgment, so a law firm that is not a party has no statutory right to appeal.

MORRIS B. CHAPMAN & ASSOCIATES v. Kitzman · filed 1999-02-02

Similarly, appellate review of a wrongful death settlement distribution order must be sought pursuant to section 512.020 of the Missouri Code of Civil Procedure (Mo.Rev. Stat. § 512.020 (1986)). Although Chapman addressed the attorney-fees issue while representing Karen Kitzman in the settlement distribution hearing, it still had no statutory right to appeal the fee apportionment because it was not a party to the suit. Indeed, the only persons with standing to appeal were Karen Kitzman and defendants, none of whom were aggrieved by the fee apportionment.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved by the judgment below to have a right to appeal.

Calarosa v. Stowell · filed 2000-11-14

By its very language, Section 512.020 requires that “a party be ‘aggrieved’ by the judgment below to have any right to appeal.”

Section 512.020 limits the right to appeal to parties to the suit, so a party's law firm cannot appeal.

Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. Kitzman · filed 2000-11-16

In Missouri, appellate review of an order distributing a wrongful death settlement must be sought pursuant to section 512.020 of the Missouri Code of Civil Procedure (Mo.Rev.Stat. § 512.020 (1993)). Section 512.020 limits the right to an appeal only to parties to the suit, which does not include a party's law firm.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by a judgment, meaning the judgment must expressly affect that party’s personal or property rights.

City of Brentwood v. Barron Holdings International, Ltd. · filed 2001-12-11

The statute specifically states that only a person who is “aggrieved” by a judgment may appeal. “For a party to be ‘aggrieved’ the judgment must operate expressly on its personal or property rights.”

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the trial court's final judgment.

Bridgeman v. Bridgeman · filed 2002-01-02

A party to a suit must be aggrieved by the final judgment of the trial court in order to appeal. Section 512.020 RSMo (2000); ... Point three is denied.

Section 512.020 does not permit a party to appeal a judgment entered pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement because that party is not aggrieved.

Henze v. Schallert · filed 2002-12-17

A party is not “aggrieved” under Section 512.020 by a judgment entered pursuant to a voluntary settlement agreement.

Section 512.020 permits a party aggrieved by a civil judgment to appeal and requires direct, immediate prejudice to personal or property rights.

Wright v. Rankin · filed 2003-07-16

Section 512.020, RSMo (1994) provides in relevant part, “Any party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause ... may take his appeal to a court having appellate jurisdiction. ...” A party is aggrieved when the judgment operates prejudicially and directly on his or her personal or property rights or interest and such is an immediate and not merely a possible, remote consequence.

Section 512.020 permits a party aggrieved by a final civil judgment to appeal.

Schroff v. Smart · filed 2003-09-16

Our review of the procedural history of the underlying lawsuit and the language of the final judgment indicates that TEC is an aggrieved party within the meaning of Section 512.020. In his First Amended Petition seeking specific performance, Sehroff alleged Smart had improperly sold the subject property to a “Third Party,” TEC. The petition requested the court to “order that the Third Party has no interest in the [property.” Sehroff sought this relief even though he did not name TEC as a party in the lawsuit. Smart subsequently filed a Third-Party Petition, arising out of allegations in the specific performance action and naming TEC as a third-party defendant in the lawsuit. Although TEC was never expressly named as a party on the specific performance claim, it is beyond dispute that Sehroff sought relief against TEC on that claim and that TEC was a party in the lawsuit, albeit a third-party defendant.

Section 512.020 requires an appellant to be aggrieved by the judgment, meaning the judgment immediately prejudices the appellant’s personal or property rights or interests.

Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. v. Dodson International Parts, Inc. · filed 2005-01-25

In general, a party seeking appeal must be aggrieved by the judgment. Section 512.020, RSMo 2000. A party is aggrieved “when the judgment operates prejudicially and directly on his personal or property rights or interests and such effect is immediate and not merely a possible remote consequence.” ... Here, Hauler’s rights and interests were not affected by the trial court’s ruling.

Section 512.020 allows a party to appeal only the parts of a judgment that directly and immediately affect that party’s rights or interests.

Charnisky v. Chrismer · filed 2006-01-17

To bring an appeal, an appellant must have been a party to the suit and aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal from a final judgment.

City of North Kansas City, Missouri v. K.C. Beaton Holding Company, LLC Platte Valley Bank of Missouri and Keith Hicklin · filed 2014-01-14

Thus, under section 512.020, "[a] party must be 'aggrieved' by the judgment below to have any right to appeal."

Section 512.020 permits a party aggrieved by a trial court judgment to appeal.

Betty G. Weldon Revocable Trust Ex Rel. Vivion v. Weldon · filed 2007-05-29

“A party is ‘aggrieved’ when the judgment operates prejudicially and directly on his personal or property rights or interest and such is an immediate and not merely a possible remote consequence.”

Section 512.020 allows an appeal only by a party aggrieved by the trial court's finding.

R & R Land Development, L.L.C. v. American Freightways, Inc. · filed 2012-12-19

A party cannot appeal a finding of the trial court with which it agrees because as to that finding the party is not aggrieved. See section 512.020, RSMo Cum.Supp.2010; Betty G. Weldon Revocable Trust ex rel. Vivion v. Weldon ex rel. Weldon, 231 S.W.3d 158, 168 (Mo.App.2007).

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal from specified judgments and orders in civil cases.

Smith v. Officer · filed 2008-01-29

For Tolbert to have standing under section 512.020 then, he must be a party and be aggrieved by the decision of the circuit court. ... Tolbert is aggrieved by the circuit court’s disposition and that disposition is final as to Tolbert in all respects. As a party aggrieved by a final judgment of the circuit court, Tolbert has standing pursuant to section 512.020 to appeal from the circuit court’s decision.

Section 512.020 allows an appeal by a party aggrieved by the trial court’s action.

Charron v. Nixon · filed 2010-08-03

Because only the party aggrieved by an action of the trial court may appeal and raise a claim of error, the court found that the natural father lacked standing to appeal the denial of his sister’s motion to intervene. ... (citing § 512.020, RSMo 2000). ... Therefore, Charron does not have standing to appeal the trial court’s denial of Bullock and Rentschler’s motions to intervene and his point is denied.

Section 512.020 permits an aggrieved party to appeal a civil judgment, including a final judgment.

City of North Kansas City v. K.C. Beaton Holding Co. · filed 2014-01-14(5)

Thus, under section 512.020, “[a] party must be ‘aggrieved’ by the judgment below to have any right to appeal.” ... The relief sought by K.C. Beaton was the dismissal of the City’s amended verified petition in condemnation, ... and the circuit court granted such relief. K.C. Beaton, therefore, is not aggrieved by the circuit court’s judgment and is not entitled to cross-appeal. Thus, we dismiss K.C. Beaton’s cross-appeal.

Section 512.020 grants an appeal right to a party aggrieved by a final civil judgment.

Sarah Tupper, Respondents/Cross-Appellants v. City of St. Louis, Appellants/Cross-Respondents. · filed 2015-08-18

Section 512.020, RSMo Supp. 2013, provides a right to appeal a final judgment to “[a]ny party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause from which an appeal is not prohibited by the constitution, nor clearly limited in special statutory proceedings.” A party is aggrieved by a judgment when the judgment appealed will “operate directly and prejudicially on the party's personal or property rights or interests with immediate effect.” ... The director of revenue fails to show that he was aggrieved by the circuit court’s judgment. ... Accordingly, the director of revenue does not have a right to appeal.

Section 512.020 gives a party aggrieved by a civil trial court judgment the right to appeal, and aggrievement requires infringement or denial of legal rights.

N.M.C., Petitioner/Respondent v. Missouri State Highway Patrol Criminal Records Repository, and Creve Coeur Municipal Po · filed 2023-02-21

In addition, section 512.020 RSMo. (2016) affords the right of appeal to “[a]ny party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause ....” The term “aggrieved” as used in section 512.020 means to suffer an infringement or denial of legal rights.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only by a party aggrieved because the judgment directly and prejudicially affects a personal or property right or interest.

In the Interest of S.E. · filed 2017-09-12

“A party has no standing to appeal a final judgment ] unless he or she is an ‘aggrieved’ party.” In re Q.M.B., 85 S.W.3d at 662; see also Rule 81.01; and Section 512.020. To be considered “aggrieved,” “a party seeking appellate relief must have both a legally cognizable interest in the subject matter and a threatened or actual injury from the judgment.” In re Q.M.B., 85 S.W.3d at 662. For purposes of Section 512.020, “the judgment in question must ‘operate[] prejudicially and directly on his personal or property rights or interests.’” Id. (quoting Jackson County Bd. Of Election Comm’rs v. Paluka, 13 S.W.3d 684, 687 (Mo. App. W.D. 2000)).

Section 512.020 gives a party aggrieved by a trial court judgment the right to appeal.

City of Cape Girardeau v. Elmwood Farms, L.P., f/k/a Elmwood Farms Limited Family Partnership, L.P. · filed 2019-03-05

The right to appeal is conferred upon parties by Section 512.020 RSMo (2016). The statute gives a party “aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court,” the right to appeal.

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal a civil trial court judgment.

Universal Credit Acceptance, Inc. v. Ware · filed 2018-05-29

Pursuant to section 512.020 RSMo Supp. 2005, ... the right to appeal generally extends to "[a]ny party to a suit aggrieved by any judgment of any trial court in any civil cause."

Section 512.020(5) allows a party aggrieved by any judgment to appeal from the final judgment.

Robinson v. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Respondent; St. Louis County, Appellant; Board of · filed 2023-08-15(5)

The plain language of section 512.020(5) authorizes the proposed intervenors who are aggrieved by the overruling of a motion to intervene to appeal from the final judgment incorporating that order.

Section 512.020 requires a party to be aggrieved by a judgment to have a right to appeal.

Jerry Carl and Beth (Elizabeth) Steele vs. Hartman · filed 2025-07-15

“A party cannot be aggrieved within the meaning of § 512.020 when a court enters judgment pursuant to his express agreement.”

Section 512.020 does not permit an appeal from an order dismissing a cross-claim while other issues in the action remain unresolved.

Kidd v. Katz Drug Co. · filed 1951-12-03

The inescapable fact remains that the appeals at hand were taken from orders or judgments which admittedly do not dispose of all the issues involved in the actions, respectively, are not final for purposes of appeal, and the appeals are, therefore, necessarily premature. The proper remedy of appeal was afforded appellant in Section 126 of the Code, Section 512.020, RSMo 1949.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal in a garnishment proceeding only from a final judgment.

Dyer v. Martin Loan & Finance Co. · filed 1955-07-19

In cases of this character appeals are allowed only from final judgments. Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. The order here appealed from was not a final judgment in the cause.

Section 512.020 requires a judgment to resolve all counts before it can be appealed as a final judgment.

Hance v. ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY · filed 1955-11-15

Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. provides for an appeal “from any final judgment in the case”, and from certain named interlocutory orders and judgments not pertinent here. ... In order for a judgment to be final and appealable it must dispose of all of the issues in the cause and a judgment is not considered final which settles a part only of several issues of law or fact.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from an order overruling a motion to quash execution as a special order after final judgment.

Carrow Ex Rel. Simms v. Carrow · filed 1956-09-18

Orders and judgments made ap-pealable by Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. include “any special order after final judgment in the cause”. ... The order, overruling-' the motion to quash is a “special order after-final judgment in-the cause”.

Section 512.020 treats an order imposing liability on a person who was not a party to the original action as a final judgment, rather than a special order after final judgment.

Morris v. I. C. T. Insurance Co. · filed 1958-09-08

However, we do not consider the order and judgment appealed from to be what is referred to in: Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. as-“any special order after final judgment in the cause,” rather we must hold that the appeal is from a “final judgment in the case.” Appellant was not a party to the original cause which was an action on an insurance policy. There was no prior judgment in so far as appellant was concerned and, as between appellant and respondents, the order in question was not “any special order after final judgment in the cause.”

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment; an order dismissing a counterclaim while the plaintiff’s petition remains unresolved is not appealable.

Sullivan v. Sparks · filed 1958-12-02

Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., governs who may appeal. The only part which might be applicable here is that “Any party * * * may take his appeal * * * from any final judgment in the case.” ... And more to the point, an appeal from an order dismissing a counterclaim or a cross-claim which does not dispose of plaintiff’s petition has likewise been held to be premature.

Section 512.020 does not authorize an appeal from an order denying a motion to set aside a verdict and enter judgment when that order is not a final judgment.

Schmittzehe v. City of Cape Girardeau · filed 1959-09-14

Plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss the appeal of defendants on the ground that such appeal is not authorized by Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S., which motion we must sustain because the order appealed from does not constitute a “final judgment” within the meaning of the statute.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from an order overruling a motion to retax costs as a special order after final judgment.

State v. Norman · filed 1963-10-15

The case before us is not an appeal from the judgment of conviction, but from the order overruling defendant’s motion to retax the costs. Such an appeal is authorized under § 512.020 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. as a special order after final judgment.

Section 512.020 requires a final judgment for an appeal; ordinarily, the judgment must dispose of all parties and issues unless the trial court ordered a separate trial or designated the judgment final for appeal.

Dudeck v. Ellis · filed 1964-03-09

The right of appeal is purely statutory and, therefore, when the statutes do not give such right, no right exists. ... For the purposes of an appeal a judgment must be a final judgment and it must ordinarily dispose of all parties and all issues in the case, unless the trial court has ordered a separate trial of any claim or issue, or has specifically designated the particular judgment as a final judgment for the purposes of appeal. ... Since it appears from the record presented in this case that the trial court did not order a trial of the quiet title counts separate and apart from all of the other counts stating causes of action in ejectment and for trespass to real estate, the judgment entered on the quiet title counts is not a final appealable judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment dismissing a case for lack of jurisdiction, even when the notice of appeal calls the judgment an order.

Dillen v. Remley · filed 1959-10-05

The judgment entered, and from which the appeal was taken, is a final appealable judgment. ... The fact that plaintiffs referred to it as an “order” is not material, since it was an attempt, in good faith, to appeal from a final judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment, but an order that leaves issues unresolved is not appealable unless an appeal is specifically authorized.

In Re Smith · filed 1960-01-27

Appeals are authorized by Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. That section, so far as material here, authorizes an appeal from any final judgment. ... The appeal here is not specifically authorized by Section 512.020, supra. Nor does the judgment finally dispose of all the issues in the case. Petitioners’ appeal is premature.

Section 512.020 authorizes an appeal from a final judgment, which must dispose of all parties and all issues in the case.

Vogel v. Vogel · filed 1960-03-15

The plaintiff did not appeal from this order, and properly so, because an appeal was not authorized by Section 512.020 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S. That section, so far as material here, authorizes an appeal from any final judgment. A judgment to be final must dispose of all parties and all issues in the case.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment; a judgment leaving a claim unresolved is not appealable unless an exception for separate judgments applies.

Kansas City Power & Light Company v. Kansas City · filed 1968-04-08

Section 512.020, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S., provides for an appeal “from any final judgment in the case” and from certain other orders and judgments not here pertinent. ... The issues under Count II remain unresolved. The appeal is premature and must be dismissed.

Section 512.020 does not permit an immediate appeal from a ruling on one count when the counts together constitute a single claim.

Readenour v. Motors Insurance Corp. · filed 1957-01-14

Count one, in the circumstances of this case and trial thereon, was not a separate trial of any claim, counterclaim, or third party claim within the meaning of our Rule 3.29 or Sec. 512.020, supra; Weir v. Brune, 364 Mo. 415, 262 S.W.2d 597; State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Hammel, 290 S.W.2d 113, loc. cit. 117(11, 12), 118(13, 14).

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from an order overruling a motion to quash execution when the order is made in a proceeding independent of the concluded underlying case.

Nelson v. Nelson · filed 1974-11-19

No one can deny that the Order on the motion to quash is a “special order after final judgment in the cause.” The order was made in a proceeding independent of the divorce; thus, it is appealable.

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal a final judgment, but a judgment reopened by the grant of a new trial is not final or appealable.

Hahn v. Hahn · filed 1976-11-23

In addition, the appeal from the August seventh judgment does not comply with § 512.020, supra, because that judgment is not a final judgment. The trial court has granted the parties a new trial in compliance with Rules 78.01 and 78.06. Rule 78.06 authorizes the trial court to grant a new trial on motion of a party within 90 days after entry of judgment. If the judgment is reopened under this provision by the granting of new trial the prior judgment is not appealable as there is no final judgment.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal only from a final judgment.

Matthews v. Turner · filed 1977-03-24

In Missouri, appeals may only be taken from a final judgment. § 512.020, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.; Rule 74.01, V.A.M.R.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment; an interlocutory judgment does not become appealable merely because a later order disposes of the remaining party without making the earlier judgment final.

Bolin v. Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Co. · filed 1977-05-10

Sec. 512.020 RSMo 1969 governs who may appeal a case from the trial court and when. Insofar as pertinent here, it provides that any aggrieved party may appeal “from any final judgment in the case”. ... Thereafter, the court made no order and entered no judgment which indicated an intention to or which had the effect of converting what had been an interlocutory judgment or order into a final judgment in the case.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment, but an order striking an amended claim is not final when the original claim remains unresolved.

Morrison v. Estate of Martin · filed 1968-04-16

Absent specific authority, appeals do not lie from rulings on motions which do not constitute a final disposition of the cause, as cases are not to be brought to appellate courts by appeal in detached portions. ... The order striking plaintiff’s amended claim did not dispose of the claim as presented to the Probate Court, and therefore was not a final judgment from which an appeal will lie.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment; an order is not appealable while a related third-party petition remains pending and the parties and issues have not all been disposed of.

State Ex Rel. Fletcher v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · filed 1968-07-16

Section 512.020 RSMo 1959, V. A.M.S., provides that an appeal may be taken “from any final judgment in the case.” ... We are of the further opinion that, in view of the existence of the third-party petition, all of the parties and all of the issues have not been disposed of in the trial court so as to avoid piecemeal appeal. Plaintiff has not yet been “aggrieved.” The appeal is premature.

Section 512.020 generally permits appeals only from final judgments that dispose of all claims and counterclaims.

L & L Leasing Co. v. Asher · filed 1969-04-15

With certain exceptions, not here pertinent, appeals are authorized only from final judgments. Sec. 512.020 R.S.Mo. 1959, (V.A.M.S.). Final judgment must dispose of all parties and issues in the case. It must dispose of all claims and counterclaims, except in certain special situations such as those enumerated in Civil Rule 82.06 (V.A.M.R.), not applicable here.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment, which must dispose of all parties and issues and leave nothing for further determination.

Beezley v. National Life and Accident Insurance Co. · filed 1971-02-18

As pertinent here, § 512.020 extends this right only to parties who may be aggrieved by “any final judgment in the case,” and for a judgment to be final and appealable it must dispose of all the parties and all of the issues in the case and leave nothing for further determination.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment only when the judgment disposes of all issues as to all parties.

Toth v. Toth · filed 1972-07-11

It is enough to say it is purely statutory and that a judgment is not final and appealable unless it disposes of all the issues as to all the parties.

Section 512.020 permits an appeal from a final judgment; an order denying a motion to quash garnishment is not final and cannot yet be appealed.

Household Finance Corp. v. Seigel-Robert Plating Co. · filed 1972-07-11

However, the order herein appealed from overruled defendant’s motion to quash the garnishment and hence it does not constitute a final disposition of the case. Orf v. Computer Institute, Inc., supra. Since a final judgment has not been entered, the appeal is premature.

Section 512.020 does not permit an appeal from an order denying a motion to bring in third party defendants because the order does not finally determine the parties’ rights.

Nadler v. Continental Insurance Co. · filed 1974-06-18

The order in this case does not fall within the limits of § 512.020 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. It does not determine the issues as to the liability between the defendant and the alleged third party defendants nor between plaintiff and any defendants. It does not contain all the essentials of a judgment. To be a final judgment for appeal it must make final determination of the rights of the parties and leave nothing for future determination.

Section 512.020 does not permit an appeal from the denial of a motion for a new trial or another postjudgment motion; the appeal must be taken from the underlying judgment.

Cady v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. · filed 1974-08-05

The denial of a motion for a new trial or other after judgment motions is not an appealable judgment. Section 512.020 RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S.; Woods v. Cantrell, 356 Mo. 194, 201 S.W. 2d 311 (1947); Walker v. Thompson, 338 S.W.2d 114 (Mo.1960); A _ v. A_, 493 S.W.2d 660, 661 (Mo.App. 1973; Cagle v. Klinkerfuss, 504 S.W.2d 155 (Mo.App. 1973).

Section 512.020 allows an aggrieved party to appeal from a municipal judgment entered after a guilty plea.

State Ex Rel. Kansas City v. Meyers · filed 1974-09-09

Furthermore, the rule is consistent with Section 512.020, held to be controlling in the Stricklin case, supra, in that the statute allows an aggrieved party to appeal from “any judgment.” Neither the rule nor the statute make an exception if the judgment entered did follow a plea of guilty.

Section 512.020 does not authorize an appeal from an order denying a motion for judgment in accordance with a motion for directed verdict because that order is not a final judgment.

Powell ex rel. Powell v. Watson · filed 1974-11-15

Defendant’s appeal from the order overruling his motion for judgment in conformity with his motion for directed verdict is not authorized by § 512.020, supra, because the order appealed from does not constitute a “final judgment” within the meaning of the statute.

Section 512.020 generally permits an appeal only from a final judgment or a special order after final judgment.

Pendleton v. Pendleton · filed 1976-01-28

Section 512.020, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., limits the general right to appeal, with exceptions not here material, to final judgments or special orders after final judgment and provides that an appeal taken before final judgment does not prejudice the right to review after final judgment is entered. ... In any event, the decree is not final, the trial court has not exhausted its jurisdiction, and we may not exercise ours.