FITCH v. DOKE

No. 75-1556.

532 F.2d 115 (1976)

George FITCH et al., Appellees, v. Galen DOKE, d/b/a Mid-America Stock Car Racing Association, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ivella Elsey, Springfield, Mo., and Charles C. Shafer, Jr., Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Max W. Lilley & Gary A. Love, Lilley, Cowan & Love, Springfield, Mo., for appellees.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

In this contract action tried to a jury, the principal issue upon appeal is whether the District Court erred in refusing to submit to the jury for its determination the meaning of the language of a contract for personal services. On this issue, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

In December, 1972, Mid-America Stock Car Racing Association, an enterprise owned by appellant Doke, entered into a contract with the appellees, who are members of a...

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