Legal Opinion
Steven Brown v. Freedman Baking Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 26, 1987No. 85-1598PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by defendants-appellants Freedman Baking Co., Inc. (the Company), its president and an owner, Daniel Freedman, and a senior management official, Mildred Lawsky, from a jury award of compensatory and punitive damages for civil rights violations and intentional infliction of emotional distress. We affirm the verdict and award of damages on the civil rights claims but reverse the verdict for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
I. BACKGROUND
The Company employed Steven Brown at its Faneuil Hall Marketplace facilities first as a store detective, then…
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