Schnelting v. Coors Dist. Co. of Mo.

REINHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals after the trial court granted defendants’ motion for directed verdicts on all four counts of his petition at the close of plaintiff’s evidence. In Count I plaintiff attempted to state a claim for wrongful discharge; Count II was based upon the service letter statute, § 290.140, RSMo 1986; Count III contained allegations of slander; and Count IY was premised upon the doctrine of prima facie tort. We reverse and remand the judgment in favor of Coors Distributing Company on the service letter count and affirm the judgment in all other respects. 1

Plaintiff’s…