Legal Opinion
Bill L. Ballard, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. El Dorado Tire Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1975No. 74-2052PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
This diversity action resulted from the allegedly wrongful discharge of plaintiff, Bill L. Ballard, a Florida citizen, by El Dorado Tire Company, a Michigan corporation. The District Court, sitting without a jury, awarded Ballard $46,352.20 in damages.
We affirm the award of damages and remand for further consideration of the other benefits hereinafter discussed.
El Dorado appeals, contending that the District Judge erred in failing to reduce Ballard’s damages by the amount he might have earned in other employment during the unexpired term of his contract. Ballard cross…
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