Smith v. R.B. Jones of St. Louis, Inc.

SIMON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Kenneth W. Smith, trustee for 2543 North Grand Corporation (Smith), appeals from the granting of defendant’s, R.B. Jones of St. Louis, Inc. (R.B. Jones), motion for judgment in accordance with its motion for directed verdict. The motion was granted following a jury verdict in Smith’s favor in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.

On appeal, Smith contends that the trial court erred in granting R.B. Jones’ motion upon the ground that Smith failed to make a submissible case, because Smith established by substantial evidence that: (1) he was justified in relying on…