Hinkeldey v. Cities Service Oil Company

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Seven ex-employees brought this action against Cities Service Oil Company for breach of a contract to grant them severance pay. Their claims aggregated $20,604.-85. Cities Service denied any liability in any amount. We have jurisdiction. O’Dell v. Division of Employment Security, Mo.Sup., 376 S.W.2d 137; Flanigan v. City of Springfield, Mo.Sup., 360 S.W.2d 700.

Plaintiffs’ petition alleged that on and prior to July 31, 1966 there was a contract between Cities Service and its employees providing that a regular full-time employee whose employment was terminated by defendant,…