McGee ex rel. McGee v. City of Pine Lawn

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, the City of Pine Lawn, appeals the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis denying its motion to set aside a default judgment awarding $500,000 in damages to the plaintiff, Marqual McGee. We affirm the denial of the City’s motion to set aside the default judgment as to the City’s liability. However, because the record contains no evidence to support the damage award, we reverse the denial of the City’s motion to set aside the default judgment as to the damage award and remand for an eviden-tiary hearing.

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