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bench-tried case standard in Missouri

15 Missouri opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2025 5 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Missouri courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
Murphy v. Carrongreen
mo · 1976 · cited in 15 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2007–2025
2 sentences

2025Standard of Review “We review a bench-tried case under the standard outlined in Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976).” J.W. by K.C.G. v. N.R.W., 695 S.W.3d 231 , 240 (Mo. App. W.D. 2024) (citation omitted).

2024Standard of Review “We review a bench-tried case under the standard outlined in Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976).” Prevost v. Silmon, 645 S.W.3d 503 , 511 (Mo. App. W.D. 2022).

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Steve Cox v. City of Chillicothe and Rick Knousegreen
moctapp · 2019 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
2 sentences

2021Standard of Review “We review a bench-tried case under the standard provided by Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976).” Cox v. City of Chillicothe, 575 S.W.3d 253, 256 (Mo. App. W.D. 2019).

2021“This Court will affirm the judgment of the trial court unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erroneously declares or applies 6 the law.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted).

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Essex Contracting, Inc. v. Jefferson Countygreen
mo · 2009 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019"This Court will affirm the judgment of the trial court unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erroneously declares or applies the law, accepting all evidence and inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the prevailing party and disregarding all contrary evidence." Essex Contracting Inc. v. Jefferson Cnty., 277 S.W.3d 647, 652 (Mo. banc 2009).

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Rissler v. HEINZLERgreen
moctapp · 2010 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2011–2011
1 sentence

2011Rissler v. Heinzler, 316 S.W.3d 533, 536 (Mo.App.

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Jackson v. O'Dellgreen
moctapp · 1993 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010We determine “whether the judgment is not supported by the evidence, is against the weight of the evidence, or erroneously declares or applies the law.” Jackson v. O’Dell, 851 S.W.2d 535, 536 (Mo.App.

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Jewish Center for Aged v. BSPM Trustees, Inc.green
moctapp · 2009 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010Jewish Center for Aged v. BSPM Trustees, Inc., 295 S.W.3d 513, 518 (Mo.App.

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Sutton Funding, LLC v. Muellergreen
moctapp · 2009 · cited in 1 Missouri opinions naming this issue, 2009–2009
1 sentence

2009Our Court reviews a bench-tried case under the standard set forth in Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976); Sutton Funding, LLC v. Mueller, 278 S.W.3d 702, 704 (Mo.App.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Missouri. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MO § Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.375 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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