Legal Opinion
V. Ray Summers v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1988No. 87-1087PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
On May 19, 1982, V. Ray Summers, a field claims representative for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, was fired. A written notice explained that State Farm’s reasons for Summers’ discharge included his falsification of company records, untimely and poor quality of reporting, problems with settlement negotiations and customer relations, and his generally poor attitude.
On April 19, 1983, Summers brought the instant action in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. The gist of Summers’ complaint was that State Farm had unlawfully fired…
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