Section 4.33 Contracts for Personal Services

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3. (§4.33) Contracts for Personal Services

Courts have typically refused to grant specific performance in actions on personal service contracts, Richardson v. Ozark Airlines, 270 S.W.2d 8 (Mo. 1954), whether at the request of the employer, State ex rel. Schoenbacher v. Kelly, 408 S.W.2d 383 (Mo. App. E.D. 1966), or at the request of the employee, Falder v. Dreckshage, 227 S.W. 929 (Mo. App. E.D. 1921). These courts ordinarily point out that granting specific performance to an employer would amount to...