Legal Opinion
Rue v. K-Mart Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 16, 1998No. 104 M.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NEWMAN, Justice.
Patricia Rue (Rue) appeals from an en banc Order of the Superior Court reversing an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County (trial court) that denied K-Mart Corporation’s (K-Mart) Post-Trial Motions and upheld a jury’s verdict in favor of Rue on a defamation claim. The issue in this appeal is whether, in a subsequent civil action, the doctrine of collateral estoppel applies to the factual findings of an Unemployment Compensation Referee (Referee).
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
K-Mart employed Rue in its Bucks County distribution center. On January…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Safeguard Mutual Insurance v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Shaffer v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review v. CejaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Odgers v. Com., Unemp. Comp. Bd. of Rev.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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