The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals today affirmed a trial court order permanently enjoining the performance of a lease of nearly 1,000 acres of farmland in Bates County, Missouri. The trial court had found that the successor trustees of the Millard Cook trust had acted arbitrarily and for an improper purpose when they leased the farmland to Bill and Sharon McElwain. The Western District affirmed that decision.
Collins & Jones represented Mike Cook and Gary Cook, two of the beneficiaries of the trust. Firm shareholder Josh Jones represented the Cooks both at trial and on appeal.
Collins & Jones serves as lender’s counsel to Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. in connection with an acquisition loan
Debbie English-Jones of Collins & Jones recently served as lender's counsel to Blue Ridge Bank & Trust Co. in connection with an acquisition loan for a hotel in Overland Park, Kansas. The transaction included a bridge loan, a permanent loan and an SBA 504...
Shareholders Eric Collins and Josh Jones lead Firm client through significant corporate reorganization
Firm client IntelliFarms, LLC completed a significant corporate reorganization on October 18, 2017, when IntelliAir, LLC and C2Ag, LLC were merged into IntelliFarms. A team of Collins & Jones corporate attorneys, led by shareholders Josh Jones and Eric Collins,...
Collins & Jones help facilitate a $1.7 Million loan
Collins & Jones, led by Debbie English-Jones, served as lender's counsel to Country Club Bank in the recently documented loan facility to a technology-based farming business. The approximately $1.7 million facility includes a working capital term loan, a revolving...
Firm Attorneys Eric Collins and Kerry Morgan utilize their extensive experience involving real estate purchase and sale transactions and acquisition financing to close deal
Firm attorneys Eric Collins and Kerry Morgan recently represented a client in connection with the acquisition of a retail center in southwest Missouri, which was part of a Section 1031 exchange transaction. The Firm’s attorneys represented the client as seller during...
Collins, Jones and Harrah included on the missouri & kansas 2017 super lawyers list
Collins & Jones is pleased to announce that Eric Collins, Josh Jones and Desarae Harrah have each been selected to the 2017 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. This is Eric and Desarae's second consecutive year of inclusion on the list. Ms. Harrah has been...