Douglas Brian Cross v. L.S.M.C., Inc.

Mr. Douglas Brian Cross appeals the judgment granting a new trial. We reverse. 1

Factual and Procedural Background

Mr. Cross filed a multi-count complaint including statutory and common-law claims arising from the refinancing of his mortgage. Following a bench trial in Division 2 of the Clay County Circuit Court, Judge Anthony Rex Gabbert entered a judgment awarding Mr. Cross actual ($25,000) and punitive damages ($50,000) after finding that Mr. Scott Gregory Turner and his company LjS.M.C., Inc. violated the Missouri Merchandising, Practices Act (MMPA), § 407.020, 2 .by forging Mr. Cross’s…