Legal Opinion
National Rifle Ass'n v. Ailes
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1981No. 79-342PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding seven of its former employees a total of $90,707.21, representing payment for unused leave accrued during their NRA tenure. NRA contends that (1) the trial court’s instruction to the jury impermissibly shifted the burden to NRA to prove that the employees were not entitled to compensation for a portion of their unused leave, and (2) the trial court erred in denying NRA’s motions for directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and a new trial, since NRA…
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