Hill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Joanne W. Hill seeks reversal of two orders: an order granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the alternative, an order granting a new trial if the judgment notwithstanding the verdict is reversed on appeal. Hill filed a complaint in district court against appellee Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (“Winn-Dixie”), seeking damages for violation of the Jury System Improvements Act of 1978, 28 U.S.C. § 1875 (1986) (the “Jury Act”).

At the conclusion of the evidence at trial, the jury found, by special verdict, that Winn-Dixie’s actions toward Hill had…