Legal Opinion
Bennartz v. City of Columbia
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 2009No. WD 70457PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAREN KING MITCHELL, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Boone County (“trial court”) for respondent Donny Bennartz (“Bennartz”) following a jury verdict awarding Bennartz $68,000. We reverse the judgment of the trial court dated September 9, 2008.
Factual and Procedural Background1
In the fall of 1996 or 1997, Bennartz was hired by the City of Columbia (“City”) to work as a water utility maintenance mechanic at City’s water treatment plant. He was an at-will employee. For most of his tenure, his direct supervisor in the maintenance department was Lonnie Nichols…
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