Kline v. City of Kansas City

GARY D. WITT, Judge.

Kathleen Kline appeals the judgment of the trial court, which denied both her motion for new trial and motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict after a jury rejected her claims against the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Kline filed suit against the City for sex discrimination and retaliation pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act, section 213.010 1 et seq., as it pertained to her prior employment with the Fire Department. We affirm.

Factual Background 2

From 1977 to 2006, Kline was employed as a firefighter with the Kansas City Fire Department (“Department”). At…