CHRISTY v. PETRUS

No. 44994.

295 S.W.2d 122 (1956)

Lee CHRISTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Paul PETRUS, d/b/a South Side Auto Parts, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri. En Banc.

November 12, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert J. Yonke, Kansas City, for appellant.

R. C. Tucker, C. Thomas Carr, Tucker, Murphy, Wilson & Siddens, Kansas City, for respondent.


HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Action for damages wherein plaintiff sought to recover $7,500 actual and $10,000 punitive damages for his alleged wrongful discharge by his employer, defendant herein. At the commencement of the trial defendant objected to the introduction of any evidence in support of the allegations in the petition for the reason that the petition failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. At that time he also called attention to his previously...

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