Legal Opinion

Samuel "Wesley" McCabe and John Elson v. General Foods Corporation, Alan Moltz, Abner Ladson and Does 1-100

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 18, 1987No. 85-6332PublishedCited by 489 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Samuel “Wesley” McCabe brought an action against his former employer, General Foods Corporation (General Foods) and two of its managers, Alan Moltz and Abner Ladson, and 100 unidentified Does, alleging wrongful discharge and injuries connected with this discharge and seeking damages of $100 million. The district court dismissed Moltz and Ladson and gave summary judgment for General Foods. We affirm.

Background. In 1955 McCabe went to work for General Foods as a laborer at its Los Angeles facility and worked there until 1971. He then opened up his own motel and swimming…

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  3. Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1981
  4. Jerome R. Lewis v. Time IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. Ribhi Othman and Yusif H. Mashni, Individually, and Doing Business as E-Z Market, a Partnership v. Globe Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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