Kummer v. Royal Gate Dodge, Inc.

KAROHL, Judge.

Plaintiff, Timothy Kummer (Kummer), appeals summary judgment for defendant Royal Gate Dodge, Inc. (Royal Gate). Kummer, a former employee of Royal Gate, filed a workers’ compensation claim for a knee injury he sustained while working as a car salesman on May 17, 1994. The summary judgment was entered in his suit for discriminatory acts and for dismissal in retaliation for exercising his rights to benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Chapter 287 RSMo 1994.

The motion for summary judgment and the judgment were based on a trial court conclusion that Kummer’s deposition…