Any “aggrieved” party to a final judgment may appeal. Section 512.020, RSMo. To be “aggrieved,” certain requirements must be present. The judgment must “operate prejudicially and directly on the party’s personal or property rights or interests, and such effect must be immediate, not merely a possible remote consequence.” Bi-State Development Agency of Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan Dist….
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Trustees & Standing to Appeal, Aggrieved
For a party to appeal a trial court’s judgment, the party must be “aggrieved.” A litigant is “aggrieved” when the judgment operates prejudicially and directly on his or her property rights or interest. Weldon Revocable Trust v. Weldon, 231 S.W.3d 158, 168 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007). In the context of trusts and decedent estates, it…