Legal Opinion
Read v. Baker
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 25, 1977No. Civ. A. 4580PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Walter Read has brought this diversity action against his former employer, the Penn Central Transportation Company, 1 seeking compensatory and punitive damages for alleged libel, slander, and wrongful discharge. Before the Court is defendant’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(b), F.R.Civ.P.
The plaintiff was a journeyman machinist for Penn Central in September, 1970, when he allegedly suffered a back injury which forced him to miss several months of work. 2 Later, upon notification that he had been formally discharged, the plaintiff brought suit…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Andrews v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. ChallonerSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Nix v. SawyerSuperior Court of Delaware · 1983
- McLaughlin v. CopelandDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1978
- Hoover v. Van StoneDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Sellon v. General Motors Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1981
- Hampe v. FooteNevada Supreme Court · 2002
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