Delbert J. McLaughlin v. Ford Motor Company

SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought this action in the District Court to recover damages from the appellee, Ford Motor Company, hereinafter referred to as Ford, in the amount of $2,000,000 by reason of the alleged breach by the appellee of its promise to give appellant a position in general management in the Ford organization. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy. The case was tried to a jury, with appellant’s evidence in the first instance being limited to the issue of liability. Evidence on the question of damages was to…