Legal Opinion

Colleen Wolff v. Berkley Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 1, 1991No. 90-2708PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Colleen Wolff appeals the district court’s 1 finding that her employer (Berk-ley) did not discriminate against her on the basis of sex or fire her in retaliation for her complaints of sex discrimination. She also appeals the district court’s grant of a directed verdict to Berkley on her common law fraud claim. We affirm the district court in all respects.

I. BACKGROUND

Berkley is a fishing tackle and sporting goods manufacturer; Wolff worked for Berkley from July 1976 until her termination in October 1986. In August 1984, Wolff was promoted to the position…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Norma D. TALLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. Westway Trading Corp. v. River Terminal Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Cornell v. WunschelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Debra A. SMITH and Mark A. Thomas, Appellees, v. RICELAND FOODS, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  2. Robert B. Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor v. Hoy Shoe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  3. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
  4. Tonia L. Cush-Crawford, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Adchem Corp., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. Rouse v. Farmers State Bank of Jewell, IowaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1994

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