Legal Opinion

Adams v. Frontier Airlines Federal Credit Union

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided July 19, 1984No. 82CA0857PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STERNBERG, Judge.

Wallace J. Adams, Jr., after being discharged from his job as executive director of the defendant, Frontier Airlines Federal Credit Union, sued for breach of an employment contract. Following a jury trial, Adams was awarded $109,195 actual damages and $150,000 damages for mental anguish as a result of the breach. Adams died after the trial. His widow, Lila M. Adams, appears in this appeal as personal representative of his estate by substitution. The Credit Union appeals, and we affirm in part and reverse in part.

In 1980, after eleven years of employment with the Credit Union,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. LoweSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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  3. Farmers Group, Inc. v. TrimbleColorado Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Cox v. Pearl Investment CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1969
  5. Little Thompson Water Association v. StrawnSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970

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