Michael F. Svoboda v. The Trane Company

Michael F. Svoboda appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Eastern District of Missouri granting a directed verdict in favor of the Trane Co. (hereinafter Trane) and from interlocutory orders denying appellant leave to file an amended complaint and granting partial summary judgment in favor of Trane. For reversal appellant argues that the district court abused its discretion in denying him leave to file an amended complaint and erred in directing a verdict in favor of Trane at the close of appellant’s case. 2 For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the…