Vandever v. Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City

DIXON, Judge.

Plaintiff Elizabeth Vandever sued defendant Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (District) for breach of employment contract. District sought summary judgment of the case asserting Vandever’s claim was barred under the doctrine of res judicata. The trial court denied District’s motion for summary judgment, but did grant a directed verdict in its favor at the close of all the evidence. Van-dever appeals the ruling sustaining the directed verdict. District cross appeals the denial of its summary judgment motion. The propriety of the trial court’s action in…