Goins v. Ford Motor Co.

Defendant appeals as of right from a December 9, 1981, jury verdict awarding damages to plaintiff for wrongful discharge from employment by defendant and from the trial court’s August 31, 1982, order denying defendant’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, new trial, or remittitur. Plaintiff cross appeals the jury’s partial verdict for defendant on plaintiff’s theory that he was wrongfully discharged because of a handicap and from the trial court’s February 22, 1982, judgment reducing the jury’s $450,000 award, stipulated to be future damages, to a present value of $270,439.50,…