Opinion
No. ED76632
February 15, 2000 Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied: April 6, 2000. Application for Transfer Denied: May 30, 2000.
Appeal from the Associate Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Honorable Dennis N. Smith
Lonnie Snelling, Pro Se, 5737 Cabanne Ave. — 2nd Floor, St. Louis, Missouri 63112, Attorney for Appellant.
Wilbur L. Tomlinson, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600, St. Louis, Missouri 63102, Attorney for Respondent.
Before: Richard B. Teitelman, P.J., Clifford H. Ahrens, J., and Lawrence E. Mooney, J.
ORDER
Lonnie Snelling (Plaintiff) appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of Best Buy, Inc. (Defendant), in his action against Defendant claiming fraudulent misrepresentation and unlawful merchandising practices in connection with the sale of a television set Plaintiff purchased at one of Defendant's stores approximately twelve years ago. Plaintiff's suit alleged that at the time of purchase in 1988 he was told by a sales representative the TV was "a new arrival" in the store, but then he discovered, approximately ten years later, that the TV was manufactured in 1986. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties and the record on appeal. No error of law appears. The summary judgment motion and response thereto support the finding that there is no genuine issue of material fact and that Defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. An opinion would have no precedential value. The judgment is affirmed. Rule 84.16(b).
Defendant's motion to dismiss the appeal is denied. We have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to § 512.190 RSMo 1994, in that Plaintiff's petition claimed damages exceeding five thousand dollars.