Legal Opinion
Margaret NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1998No. 97-2032PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Margaret Nichols sued her former employer, American National Insurance Company (American National), alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. At trial American National’s psychiatric expert was permitted to testify that Nichols exhibited poor “psychiatric credibility” and that her story was unreliable. Evidence was also admitted over Nichols’ objection that she had once had an abortion which was against her religious beliefs. Evidence of certain sexual assaults by her…
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