Legal Opinion
Roy v. Woonsocket Institution for Savings
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 26, 1987No. 85-107-AppealPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
This is a breach-of-employment contract dispute in which a Superior Court jury awarded the plaintiff, Alan Roy (Roy), the sum of $70,000 in damages. After the jury returned its verdict, the trial justice granted the motion of the defendants, Woon-socket Institution for Savings (the bank) and William LoSasso (LoSasso), for a directed verdict as well as their conditional motion for a new trial. Roy now appeals.
The record indicates that Roy began his employment with the bank in 1965 as a management trainee. Roy progressed through the ranks at the bank and eventually was…
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