Central Missouri Electric Cooperative v. Balke

Overview

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

The rather simple explanation and overview of this appeal is the appellants (the Balkes) assert error in the trial court’s: (1) failure to apply the law of the case doctrine to their counterclaim for damages in tort for wrongful termination of electric service by the respondent (CMEC); and (2) granting partial summary in favor of respondent on appellants’ additional counterclaims for the torts of intentional infliction of emotional distress and abuse of process. Although the respondent, the electric supplier to the appellants’ dairy farm and home, filed the…