Legal Opinion
Thomas Dewalt v. Davidson Surface Air and Donald Davidson
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 2014No. ED101245PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT G. DOWD, JR., Judge.
Thomas DeWalt appeals from the judgment awarding him attorneys’ fees at trial and on appeal. He claims the trial court abused its discretion in awarding only some of the .fees he requested. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
DeWalt was a driver for a trucking company owned by Donald Davidson. During his employment, DeWalt was diagnosed with a brain tumor that restricted his ability to drive long distances. When DeWalt was unable to accept long distance delivery assignments, the employer repeatedly refused to give him available local deliveries or other jobs,…
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