Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Millstone Marina, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 13, 1994No. Nos. WD 48775, WD 48803PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.
When John Thomas Spencer sued Millstone Marina, Inc., for breaching an employment contract, the trial court directed a verdict for Spencer on the liability issue. It submitted only the damages issue to the jury which returned a verdict of $50,000 for Spencer. The trial court on its own initiative ordered a new trial on the damages issue because of what the court deemed Spencer’s improper closing argument. Both parties appeal.
Spencer asserts in his appeal that the trial court erred in granting a new trial as to the issue of damages. He claims that even if his closing…
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