Legal Opinion
Knudsen v. Chicago & North Western Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 19, 1990No. 89-1210PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Plaintiff, Robert Knudsen, appeals from an adverse judgment following trial to the court of his claims of defamation and discrimination in employment. The defendants and appellees are Knudsen’s former employer, Chicago and North Western Transportation Company (CNW) and certain of its management employees.
In seeking reversal, plaintiff contends that the district court erred in: (1) concluding that his employee discrimination claim was based on an impermissible extraterritorial application of a civil rights ordinance of the City of Mason City, (2) excluding evidence of a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Vojak v. JensenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Brown v. First National Bank of Mason CitySupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
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