Kerr v. Grand Foundries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
1Opinion of the Court
HERBERT LASKY, Special Judge.
This is an action by a discharged employee against his former employer. In Count I plaintiff asks for compensatory damages of $10,000 and punitive damages of $50,000 for the defendant’s alleged act in giving plaintiff a false service letter. In Count II plaintiff asks for compensatory damages of $1,000 and punitive damages of $25,000 for defendant’s alleged act in hiring a person of known questionable character for the sole purpose of having said person agitate plaintiff into a fight, thus giving defendant the right to discharge plaintiff, ostensibly for good…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Fenton v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Crawford v. ArendsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Aubuchon v. AyersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Rozen v. GrattanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
3Cited by4 opinions
- Stubblefield v. SealsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1972
- Kerr v. Grand Foundries, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- Daniel v. Laclede Gas Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Senior Citizens Bootheel Services, Inc. v. DoverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1991