Legal Opinion
Block Financial Corp. v. America Online, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 2004No. WD 62286, WD 62317PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.
A jury awarded Block Financial Corporation $17 million in damages on its breach of contract claim against America Online, Inc. (AOL). The court entered judgment on the verdict and further ordered AOL to pay Block Financial $4,441,890.41 in prejudgment interest. Both AOL and Block Financial appeal. In its appeal, AOL claims that the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict because the language of the contract unambiguously terminated the rights Block Financial sought to assert. AOL further claims that,…
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