Legal Opinion

Michael B. Ballman and Randy L. Sanders v. O'Fallon Fire Protection District

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided March 31, 2015No. ED101917PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CLIFFORD H. AHRENS, Judge

Michael Ballman and Randy Sanders appeal the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of the O’Fallon Fire Protection District after Appellants sought enforcement of their employment agreements with the District. The trial court deemed the agreements and subsequent amendments void and unenforceable due to omissions in authorizing the original agreements in accordance with § 432.070 governing municipal contracts. We affirm.

Background

In 2004, Appellants and the District entered into employment agreements that, among other terms, provided generous severance pay in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. J. E. Hathman, Inc. v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of ColumbiaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  3. Fulton v. City of LockwoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
  4. County of St. Francois v. BrookshireSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
  5. City of St. Louis v. StateSupreme Court of Missouri · 2012

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