Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Pool Mortgage Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1989No. Nos. 87-1361, 87-1363PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This employment discrimination case raises two issues: (1) whether the damage award was excessive because it exceeded statutory limitations on backpay awards; and (2) whether the district court properly vacated the jury’s award of punitive damages.1
The underlying facts are as follows. Defendant Pool Mortgage Company, an Okla*1179homa Corporation, hired plaintiff Loretta Jackson, a black female, in 1967. In 1969 she took a leave of absence but resumed her employment with Pool from 1971 until her termination on July 19, 1984. On September 7,1984, plaintiff filed a charge with the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dennis Skinner, and Cross-Appellant v. Total Petroleum, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Wayne Whiteley, Individually, and Wayne Whiteley, D/B/A Whiteley L.P. Gas v. Okc Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
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- Hampton v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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- Kolstad, Carole v. Amer Dent AssnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- Wortley v. CamplinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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