Legal Opinion
Thomas M. Walsh and Jack D. Roberts, Individually and on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Ingersoll-Rand Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 17, 1981No. 80-2187PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Ingersoll-Rand Company (I-R) appeals from a judgment of the district court 1 based on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs Thomas Walsh and Jack Roberts and from an order entered by the trial court denying I-R’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial on the grounds that evidence of humiliation, embarrassment and career disruption was erroneously admitted at trial.
This diversity action arose from the termination by I-R of two employees, Walsh and Roberts, in December of 1978. Walsh and Roberts allege they…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Smith v. TracySupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Bates v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991
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