Legal Opinion

Dean Kingsley, Cross-Appellant v. Baker/beech-Nut Corporation, Cross-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 11, 1977No. 76-1660PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff, Dean Kingsley, appeals from the district court’s reformed judgment denying recovery of a statutory award of attorney’s fees in a diversity action claiming severance compensation under a personnel policy of the defendant, Baker/BeechNut Corporation. Defendant cross-appeals, arguing (1) that the district court committed various evidentiary errors and improperly instructed the jury; (2) that the court erred in awarding severance pay to Kingsley as no contract existed between the parties; (3) that assuming the liability award was proper, entry of the judgment on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Knebel v. Capital National Bank in AustinTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. James Davis v. M. J. Duplantis, M.D., and W. Hammond Newman, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. James K. Bettes v. Stonewall Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. United States v. City of BrookhavenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Kamlar Corp. v. HaleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  2. Paul Randolph Liner, Cross v. J. B. Talley and Company, Inc., Cross North River Insurance Company and International Surplus Lines Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Margaret L. Pollard v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
  4. T. J. Stevenson & Co. v. 81,193 Bags of FlourCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Allen W. Bliss v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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