Legal Opinion
John C. Higgins, Cross-Appellant v. Smith International, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1983No. 82-3232PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
A jury found that Smith International, Inc. entered an oral contract with John C. Higgins to employ him for two years at $42,000 per year, and then breached it by dismissing him six months into the contract without adequate justification. The district court initially entered judgment on the verdict; some time later, it granted Smith International’s motion for a remittitur and entered a superseding judgment reducing Higgins’ damage award. Smith International and Higgins appeal. We dismiss Higgins’ cross-appeal and affirm the judgment of the district court.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Leroy J. Matherne, Cross-Appellant v. Charles C. Wilson, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- VaSalle v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
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