Schuettenberg v. Board of Police Commissioners of the City of St. Louis

HOFF, Judge.

Kevin Schuettenberg, a mechanic trainee employed by the Board of Police Commissioners of the City of St. Louis, brought this wrongful discharge action. The trial court sustained the Board’s motion for summary judgment and Schuettenberg appeals. We affirm.

Our review of the propriety of a summary judgment is essentially de novo. ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp., 854 S.W.2d 371, 876 (Mo. banc 1993). In this ease, there is no genuine issue as to any material fact. The parties agree this case concerns the construction of a statute, which is a matter of…