Benoir v. Ethan Allen, Inc.

This case concerns an employment contract dispute. Trial was by jury, a verdict being rendered in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $29,317.59. The superior court denied defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial. Defendant appeals. We affirm.

The plaintiff, Jack Benoir, worked at defendant’s Randolph woodworking plant in Randolph, Vermont for fourteen years prior to the incident underlying this dispute. On February 10, 1982, while working at his stock saw station, plaintiff kicked a board off the conveyor belt. According to defendant, the…