Reed Stenhouse, Inc. of Missouri v. Portnoy

DOWD, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County sustaining Reed Stenhouse, Inc.’s (hereinafter plaintiff) motion for new trial following a verdict by a jury for Paul Portnoy (hereinafter defendant) on his counterclaim for $84,-000.00 plus interest in a breach of contract suit initiated by plaintiff. 1 The jury found against plaintiff on its cause of action against the defendant. 2

We affirm the action of the trial court in granting plaintiff a new trial.

The following facts were adduced at trial. Plaintiff brought an action against defendant to recover…