Legal Opinion

Irwin Klepper v. First American Bank

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 4, 1990No. 89-6380PublishedCited by 297 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Irwin Klepper appeals from a summary judgment in favor of appellee First American Bank (“First American”) entered October 13, 1989 in the Eastern District of Kentucky, Henry R. Wilhoit, Jr., District Judge, dismissing the complaint.

The court held that Klepper’s claim for compensatory damages was barred by a previous recovery in a related arbitration proceeding. Klepper’s second claim for punitive damages was rejected as insufficient under Kentucky law. Having disposed of the compensatory and punitive damage claims, the court held that plaintiff’s remaining…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  5. Douglas Emmons v. Robert McLaughlin Donald Ratliff, Gary Dewalt, City of Norwalk, Reese WinemanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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