Rinderknecht v. Caulfield

CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Joseph Caulfield, appeals from the judgment, in a court-tried case, entered in favor of plaintiff, Elmer Rin-derknecht, on plaintiff’s claim for commissions due pursuant to a business agreement and on defendant’s counterclaim for expenses incurred in running the business. We affirm.

The standard of appellate review is guided by the oft-cited Murphy v. Carron, 536 S.W.2d 30, 32 (Mo. banc 1976). Where there is a conflict in the evidence, the trial court has the prerogative to determine the credibility of the witnesses, accepting or rejecting all, part, or…