Legal Opinion
Moore v. City of Park Hills
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1996No. 68974PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRANDALL, Judge.
Plaintiffs, Michael W. Moore and Mary Moore, appeal from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendants, City of Park Hills and James Pope, in plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. We reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to enter judgment for plaintiffs in accordance with the jury verdict.
The entry of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is a drastic action and should be granted only when reasonable persons would not differ on the disposition of the case. Thieme v. Tour-Toiseshell, Inc., 887 S.W.2d 795, 800 (Mo.App.E.D.1994). In reviewing an…
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