Legal Opinion
Worth H. Percival v. General Motors Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1976No. 75-1879PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
Worth H. Percival, appellant here and plaintiff below, brought this action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri against the defendant, General Motors Corporation, to recover actual and punitive damages for allegedly wrongful discharge from his employment at an executive level. Subject matter jurisdiction was predicated upon diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount in controversy.
Prior to answering the complaint the defendant moved for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b). The motion was submitted to the district court 1…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by74 opinions
- Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
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- Yaindl v. Ingersoll-Rand Co. Standard Pump-Aldrich DivisionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Buford v. TremayneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Raymond A. Porter, Virginia R. Porter and Clifford B. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
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