Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Dillard Department Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2001No. 98-3011, 98-3261, 98-3306PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Paula Darlene Hampton filed suit against Dillard Department Stores, Inc. (Dillard’s), claiming that the company had unlawfully interfered with her right to make and enforce a contract in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. A jury awarded her compensatory and punitive damages based on its findings that (1) Ms. Hampton “was entitled to a free cologne sample as a benefit or privilege of her purchase on *1099April 5, 1996,” Aplt’s App. vol. 1, at 147 (verdict form from phase one of trial); (2) Dillard’s “intentionally interfered with [her] ability to receive a free cologne sample,”…
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