Franklin v. Mercantile Trust Co., NA

KELLY, Presiding Judge.

Mercantile Trust Company, N.A. appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis in favor of respondents Cornelius Franklin and Lois Franklin, his wife, in an amount of $15,000.00 actual damages and $18,000.00 punitive damages. Cornelius Franklin above, also appealed from an order of remittitur of $14,000.00 from the actual damages award entered by the trial court and, upon his motion, the two appeals were consolidated under Court No. 43865.

We reverse both judgments and remand the cause to the Circuit Court with directions.

Cornelius Franklin and his…