Legal Opinion
Satterfield v. Claypole
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1993No. 21585PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Justice:
This appeal involves an alleged breach of employment contract claim by the appellee, Lowell Satterfield, against the officials of United Mine Workers of America District No. 31. Satterfield alleges that the union wrongfully laid him off from his position as assistant compensation director twice during his tenure as an elected official of the district union. Following a jury trial, the appellee was awarded $50,000.00. The union appeals, arguing that the Marion County Circuit Court erred in failing to rule on whether an employment contract existed and in ruling that federal…
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