Wiedower v. ACF Industries, Inc.

SIMON, Judge.

In this civil action for retaliatory discharge under § 287.780 RSMo 1978, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff, William Wiedower, for $75,000.00 in actual damages and $480,000.00 in punitive damages. Thereafter, defendant, ACF Industries, Inc., (ACF) filed a post-trial motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial. Plaintiff filed a post-trial motion seeking leave to amend his pleadings to conform to the verdict for punitive damages. The trial court granted ACF’s motion for a new trial, but denied ACF’s motion for j.n.o.v. and…