Legal Opinion

Reiss v. ICI Seeds, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided March 27, 1996No. 94-1028PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUITINK, Justice.

Gwendolynn Reiss appeals the district court’s judgment dismissing her retaliatory discharge and sex discrimination claims against ICI Americas, Inc. We affirm.

Gwendolynn Reiss began working as a district sales manager (DSM) for Garst Seed Company in 1983. During Reiss’s employment, Garst was purchased by ICI Seeds, Inc. which later merged with ICI Americas, Inc. (ICI). As a DSM, Reiss was responsible for recruiting, training, and supervising sales agents in her southern Minnesota district. She expanded that sales force from about six agents in 1983 to fifty-two agents in 1991…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Thor C. LAUGESEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the ANACONDA COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  4. Earl HOLLEY, Appellee, v. SANYO MANUFACTURING, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  5. Hulme v. BarrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Pruett v. Krause Gentle Corp.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2002
  5. Alex W. Olson v. Durant Community School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2018

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