Section 213

Citation: Section 213
Parent Document: Keeney v. Hereford Concrete Products, Inc., 911 S.W.2d 622 (1995)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 1995-12-19
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1666983/keeney-v-hereford-concrete-prod... ↗

Full Text

1,276 chars

On December 18, 1990, Keeney filed another complaint with the Commission alleging Hereford terminated his severance payments in retaliation for his filing a charge with the Commission. After receiving his "right to sue" letters from the Commission, Keeney filed a five-count petition against Hereford. Counts I and II alleged Hereford discriminated against Keeney because of his age and handicap. Count III alleged Hereford's failure to continue to make payments to him as promised was a retaliatory action that violated section 213.070(2). Counts IV and V alleged Stephen Hereford tortiously interfered with a contract and/or business expectancy by discontinuing his payments. Because Keeney was entitled to a jury trial on Counts IV and V but not on Counts I, II and III, the trial court conducted a bench trial on Counts I, II and III only. On November 8, 1993, the trial court entered a judgment ruling in favor of Hereford on Counts I, II and III. The trial court failed to specify reasons for its holding. On November 23, 1993, Keeney filed a motion to amend the judgment requesting the trial court to state its reasons for holding against Keeney on his retaliation claim. The trial court entered an amended judgment stating it denied Keeney's retaliation claim because:

Other Sections in This Document (72)

Full Text