Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Jan 16, 2024
DANIELLE (ROLLINS) EADS, Appellant vs. TAYLOR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC, D/B/A TAYLOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM and TIMOTHY J. TAYLOR, Respondents
Danielle Eads appealed a jury verdict in favor of Taylor Automotive Group on her claims of breach of contract, fraud, and Missouri Merchandising Practices Act violations. Eads raised three points on appeal concerning an edited jury instruction, the exclusion of an investigative report, and the refusal to publish an exhibit to the jury. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding that Eads failed to preserve her instructional error claim, did not properly preserve the exclusion of the investigative report for review, and abandoned her third point on appeal by failing to cite relevant legal authority.