Legal Opinion
Hanks v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided December 8, 1992No. C8-92-558PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
AMUNDSON, Judge.
Appellant Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. challenges the jury verdict awarding respondent Ruth Ann Spencer Hanks $82,603 in compensatory damages for intentional misrepresentation and $300,000 in punitive damages. We affirm.
FACTS
In July 1985, respondent Ruth Ann Spencer Hanks (Spencer) began working as a television news anchor at KSTP-TV, owned by appellant Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. (HBI). On July 10, 1986, Spencer signed a new three year contract extending her employment through June 30, 1989. The last year of the contract provided Spencer would earn $150,000.
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