Legal Opinion
Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case Company, Jimmie Wilmington v. J.I. Case Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1986No. 85-1615, 85-1939PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
J.I. Case Company (Case) appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict for plaintiff Jimmie Wilmington in this 42 U.S.C. § 1981 civil rights suit. The jury found that Case intentionally subjected Wilmington, a former employee, to discriminatory terms and conditions of employment because of his race, and that Case intentionally discharged him because of his race. The jury awarded Wilmington $400,-000 in actual damages and $40,000 in punitive damages. The District Court 1 denied Case’s post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial, or…
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