Legal Opinion
Solter v. P.M. Place Stores Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 5, 1988No. WD 39556PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Judge.
This suit was brought by appellant Solter against his former employer, respondent, for non-payment of wages and for penalties and interest. The principal issue in the case is whether an employer may offset a debt owed it by the employee against wages otherwise due the employee without incurring the penalties provided in § 290.110, RSMo 1986.1
The relevant facts are that Solter was employed by P.M. Place Stores, and its predecessor, Mattingly Stores, from 1977 until January 2, 1984 when he was discharged for generally unacceptable performance. In 1980, Solter had borrowed $2500.00…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Murphy v. CarronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1976
- Fohn v. Title Insurance Corp. of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1975
- Ehrle v. Bank Building & Equipment Corp. of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- Burger v. WoodMissouri Court of Appeals · 1969
- Schmidt v. Morival FarmsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Newfeld v. Chemical Dynamics, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1989
- Walton General Contractors, Inc./malco Steel, Inc. v. Chicago Forming, Inc. Peerless Insurance Company, Chicago Forming, Inc., Third Party v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Third Party Walton General Contractors, Inc./malco Steel, Inc. v. Chicago Forming, Inc., Peerless Insurance Company, Chicago Forming, Inc., Third Party v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Third Party Walton General Contractors, Inc./malco Steel, Inc. v. Chicago Forming, Inc., Peerless Insurance Company, Chicago Forming, Inc., Third Party v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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