Legal Opinion
Thornhill v. Donnkenny, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1987No. Nos. 86-3531, 86-3605 and 86-3606PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
This is a suit brought in state court by an individual against his former employer. The action was removed to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441. The plaintiff, Glenn 0. Thornhill, and the defendant, *784Donnkenny, Inc., appeal from different portions of a judgment entered after a jury trial by the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
We affirm judgment in favor of plaintiff (“Thornhill”) on both his breach of contract claim and the breach of fiduciary duty counterclaim of defendant…
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