Balke v. Ream

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This appeal followed the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant Ream on Balke’s petition for damages, which was premised on Ream’s violation of Section 542.400-.424,1 Missouri’s wiretap statute (creating a class D felony for certain recordings of telephone conversations). This opinion is the fourth appellate decision stemming from a long-standing controversy between Richard Balke, a dairy farmer his electrical supplier, Central Missouri Electric Cooperative (CMEC). Harold Ream, the respondent, is the general manager of CMEC. A background of the prior and pending…