Legal Opinion
Weidler v. Big J Enterprises, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 15, 1997No. 16712PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARID, Judge.
1. Big J Enterprises (Big J) appeals a jury verdict, including punitive damages, for Matthew Kehoe (Kehoe) based on a claim of retaliatory discharge. Kehoe cross-appeals the trial court’s ruling regarding prejudgment interest. We affirm the verdict and the award of prejudgment interest on the compensatory damages portion of the award.
FACTS
2. Big J is a construction company owned by Gary Johnson and his wife, Dee. One of its largest customers is the Intel Corporation plant in Rio Rancho. In 1991, Big J employed approximately four hundred people, many of whom worked at the…
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