... at 381. Legal Analysis. Davidson-Hues argues that the doctrine of merger, combined
with the application of section 516.350.1 [3] to the facts of this case, bars Hughes's
contract claim as a matter of law. We disagree. ... II. Merger. ...
... In reaching this conclusion, Cook applied the "merger" doctrine, which is "a judicially-created
means of limiting or barring the application of the felony-murder rule whenever the act causing
the homicide is `indivisible from the act providing the basis for the underlying felony ...
... vehicle on a credit basis. They assert that a merger provision in the Retail Installment
Contract caused that document to supersede or replace the Retail Buyer's Order
and Arbitration Addendum. Because the Retail Installment ...