Case file · 25CA-CC00095
Eight counts, including fraudulent inducement — and a well the state register shows was drilled 205 feet deep.
A Newton County, Missouri resident sued all three Yoakum defendants in Cass County. The petition pleads eight counts in total — four against the well drilling sole proprietorship and four against the excavation LLC and Jesse Yoakum, Jr. — including the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, fraudulent inducement to contract, and unjust enrichment. The petition states that the defendants were engaged in the business of drilling water and ground source wells in both Missouri and Kansas. As of the most recent filing obtained for this site, the plaintiff had moved for an interlocutory order of default. No ruling on that motion has been obtained.
George McCorkell v. Jesse Alan Yoakum d/b/a Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling, J S Yoakum Excavation and Construction, LLC, and Jesse Yoakum, Jr.
Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri, Division 1 · Filed March 10, 2025
Which business this filing names
Both businesses, named separately
This filing names both businesses as separate defendants. The counts are pleaded separately — see the case page for which count was pleaded against which.
Where this case stands
All three defendants were served on March 16, 2025. The plaintiff filed a Motion for Interlocutory Order of Default on August 18, 2025, stating that all three defendants had failed to plead or otherwise defend. That is the most recent filing obtained for this site — the current docket status has not been confirmed since then.
Status as last checked on Missouri Case.net on July 27, 2026. Look up the case number on Case.net for anything filed since.
| Court | Circuit Court of Cass County, Missouri, Division 1 |
|---|---|
| Case number | 25CA-CC00095 |
| Filed | March 10, 2025 |
| Named in this filing | Jesse Alan Yoakum d/b/a Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling J S Yoakum Excavation and Construction, LLC Jesse Yoakum, Jr. |
| Counsel of record | Greg Canuteson and Michael J. Rahmberg, Canuteson Law LLC, Liberty, MO |
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- Counts I–IV, pleaded against Jesse Alan Yoakum d/b/a Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling: violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act (§ 407.005 et seq.), breach of contract, fraudulent inducement to contract, and unjust enrichment.
- Counts V–VIII, pleaded against J S Yoakum Excavation and Construction, LLC and Jesse Yoakum, Jr.: violation of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, breach of contract, fraudulent inducement to contract, and unjust enrichment.
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