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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)

Citation
Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)
Parent Document
Kohner Props., Inc. v. Johnson, 553 S.W.3d 280 (2018)
Jurisdiction
Missouri (state)
Effective Date
2018-07-03

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To the extent Johnson argues upholding the circuit court's imposition of an in custodia legis procedure in this case violates article I, section 14, of the Missouri Constitution, she: failed to raise an open courts violation before the circuit court even though she could have, Rule 78.07(b); failed to file an after-trial motion raising such a violation, id. ; and failed to raise a point relied on regarding such a violation in her brief filed in the court of appeals. Accordingly, such a contention is not preserved for review in this Court. See, e.g. , J.A.R. v. D.G.R. , 426 S.W.3d 624, 629 (Mo. banc 2014) ; Brown v. Brown , 423 S.W.3d 784, 788 & n.5 (Mo. banc 2014) (per curiam); St. Louis Cty. v. Prestige Travel , 344 S.W.3d 708, 712-13 (Mo. banc 2011). Indeed, this Court "will avoid deciding a constitutional question if the case can be resolved fully without reaching it." Lang v. Goldsworthy , 470 S.W.3d 748, 751 (Mo. banc 2015).