Legal Opinion

Hale v. Ladd

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided March 9, 1992No. 91-120PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

Appellant Suzanne Hale brought this action against appellee Jimmy Laid for breach of employment contract and for the tort of outrage. Her complaint alleged wrongful discharge and outrage based on sexual harassment while she was employed at Ladd’s Furniture and Appliance Store in Dardanelle. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant on the breach of contract claim and for the plaintiff on the tort of outrage claim, awarding punitive damages of $7,500 while denying compensatory damages. Because no compensatory damages were awarded the trial court vacated the award of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stoner v. HoustonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  2. Bell v. McManusSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance v. CowgerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  4. Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. v. ReevesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946
  5. Takeya v. DidionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Joe Earl Manning, Jr., Tomi Foust, Constance A. Pritchett, Gerald M. Elliott, Cheryl v. Miller, Becky C. Smith, Deborah D. Williams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc., Joe Earl Manning, Jr., Tomi Foust, Constance A. Pritchett, Gerald M. Elliott, Cheryl v. Miller, Becky C. Smith, Deborah D. Williams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc., Joe Earl Manning, Jr., Tomi Foust, Constance A. Pritchett, Gerald M. Elliott, Cheryl v. Miller, Becky C. Smith, Deborah D. Williams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. Country Corner Food and Drug, Inc. v. FIRST STATE BANK AND TRUST CO OF CONWAYSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
  3. Lorey Ann DAVIS, Appellee, v. TRI-STATE MACK DISTRIBUTORS, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
  4. Linda Fletcher, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Price Chopper Foods of Trumann, Inc., Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
  5. Jones v. ClintonDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1998

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