Lynch v. Blanke Baer & Bowey Krimko, Inc.

AHRENS, Presiding Judge.

In this jury-tried case for wrongful discharge, plaintiff Gerald Lynch appeals the judgment which granted a directed verdict in favor of defendant Blanke Baer and Bowey Krirnko, Inc. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial.

Plaintiff originally filed this action in St. Louis City against corporate defendant Blanke Baer and individual defendant Joseph Bryant (president of Blanke Baer). The case against defendant Bryant was dismissed for failure to state a claim and the cause was transferred to St. Louis County. During trial, at the close of all…