Legal Opinion
Stoner v. Nash Finch, Inc.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1989No. Civ. 880239PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIERKE, Justice.
Nash Finch, Inc., appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding it liable to Robert L. Stoner for abuse of process and awarding Stoner $25,200 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages. Nash Finch also appeals from orders denying post-trial motions. Stoner has filed a cross-appeal. We affirm.
The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, reveals that during 1985 Stoner was employed by Nash Finch as manager of its Warehouse Market in Bismarck. Stoner, age 51 at the time, had been employed for 17 years by Nash Finch, a national…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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