Legal Opinion
Jolane Russell v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1981No. 81-1190PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, District Judge.
In this diversity case plaintiff obtained a judgment against her employer, United Parcel Service, Inc. for $25,000.00 compensatory and $160,000.00 punitive damages based upon § 287.780 R.S. Missouri. This statute prohibits discrimination for the exercise of rights granted by the Missouri Workers’ Compensation statutes. The trial court 1 sustained defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. and in the alternative sustained defendant’s motion for a new trial. We reverse the judgment n. o. v. and affirm the alternative order granting a new trial. We review the evidence in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dan Lind v. Schenley Industries IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
- Leif M. Hanson v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- Rein J. Vander Zee v. Kimon T. KarabatsosCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Wilhite v. HurdSupreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Todd v. GoostreeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Patricia Kay McGowne (Kozik), Jimmy Dewayne McGowne Ronald Kevin McGowne v. Challenge-Cook Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & Company, Stanley Greenwood v. Thomas H. Dittmer, Ray E. Friedman & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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