American Equity Mortgage, Inc. v. Vinson

ROBERT M. CLAYTON, III, Judge.

Vinson Mortgage Services, Inc. (“VM”) appeals the judgment entered upon a jury’s verdict in favor of American Equity Mortgage, Inc. (“AEM”) on its claim for unfair competition. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

AEM is a Missouri corporation with its headquarters in St. Louis. AEM conducts residential mortgage and brokerage business. The company was founded by Deanna Daughhetee and Ray Vinson, Jr., during their marriage. Daughhetee and Vinson’s marriage was dissolved in 2006, and during the dissolution proceedings, each claimed ownership of AEM. The dissolution decree…