Arbuckle v. Fruehauf Trailer Co.

HUNTER, Judge.

Plaintiff, Fred Arbuckle, sued defendant, Fruehauf Trailer Company, for $5,000 compensatory and $5,000 punitive damages resulting from defendant’s failure and refusal to issue him a service letter although requested to do so. At the close of plaintiff’s case the trial court directed a verdict for defendant. After an unavailing motion for new trial, plaintiff appealed.

From the record before us and the briefs of counsel it is apparent that the sole issue on appeal is the proper construction of that portion of our service letter statute which we have italicized (Section 290.140,…