Phillip H. March v. Midwest St. Louis, L.L.C.

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc PHILLIP H. MARCH, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC92984 ) MIDWEST ST. LOUIS, L.L.C., ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable Edward W. Sweeney, Jr., Judge Opinion issued January 14, 2014 Midwest St. Louis, L.L.C., appeals the trial court’s order granting Philip H. March a new trial after a jury verdict in favor of Midwest. The trial court granted a new trial because it found that a key witness for Midwest, Louis L. Akin, deliberately testified falsely about a material issue at trial that likely resulted in an…