Horstman v. General Electric Company

BROADDUS, Special Commissioner.

Appellant filed suit for actual and punitive damages, claiming that respondent failed to give him a proper service letter pursuant to the terms and provisions of Section 290.140 RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. In particular appellant alleges that he was damaged by the failure of respondent to state the true cause for his discharge from employment. The undisputed facts show that appellant was employed by Hotpoint, a division of Respondent General Electric Company, from July 2, 1956 to September 7, 1966; that appellant was discharged from the employ of respondent on August…