Hoyt v. Target Stores, Division of Dayton Hudson Corp.

Opinion by

Judge ROTHENBERG.

In this action arising out of an employment dispute, defendant, Target Stores, Inc., (Target) appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding it liable to plaintiff, Susan Hoyt, its former employee. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

After plaintiff was terminated by Target in June 1995, she filed this action alleging a number of claims, two of which went to trial. The jury returned a verdict in plaintiffs favor on both claims, awarding her $200,000 in compensatory damages and $35,000 in punitive damages for wrongful discharge in violation of public…