Wuerderman v. J. O. Lively Construction Co.

MAUS, Judge.

By his amended petition the plaintiff sought to recover against his former employer upon four counts. Court I was based upon the employer’s alleged failure to issue a service letter as required by § 290.140, RSMo. Count II alleged the breach of a contract for employment for one year. Count III alleged the breach of a contract for subsistence pay. Count IV was based upon an allegedly libelous statement made by the employer to the Kansas Employment Security Division. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict…