Legal Opinion
Beesley v. Hartford Fire Insurance
District Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided August 14, 1989No. Civ. A. 89-AR-1062-SPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ACKER, District Judge.
The court has for consideration a motion by defendant, Hartford Insurance Group, to strike a jury demand contained in the Title VII complaint of plaintiff, Anita A. Beesley, alleging employment discrimination based on plaintiffs sex. Beesley not only seeks the equitable remedy of reinstatement but she charges sexual harassment and expressly asks for “$250,000.00 ... as compensatory damages and $2,500,-000.00 as punitive damages.” The issue of the right to a jury trial in a Title VII case is thus squarely and fairly presented. This court can find no way…
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