Legal Opinion
Shah v. American Synthetic Rubber Corp.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1983PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON HOLBROOK, Special Justice.
The principal issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in entering summary judgment against movant (plaintiff below) in the middle of discovery depositions in an action for breach of contract and defamation. We find genuine issues as to material facts on both counts; summary judgment therefore should not have been granted on either count.
Respondent, American Synthetic Rubber Corporation (ASRC), employed movant, Anil K. Shah (Shah), as a chemical engineer on January 3, 1978, and discharged him on May 8,1979. Thereafter, Shah brought this suit for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Littell v. Evening Star Newspaper Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. OffuttCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
- Rowe v. Noren Pattern & Foundry Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Drzewiecki v. H & R BLOCK, INC.California Court of Appeal · 1972
- Murphy v. Taxicabs of Louisville, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
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- Hartbarger v. Frank Paxton Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
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