Legal Opinion
Harmon v. Higgins
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 1992No. 20478PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROTHERTON, Justice:
On September 27, 1988, the appellee, Marilyn Rae Harmon, filed a civil suit against her employer, James F. Higgins, in which she charged him with various torts related to allegations of sexual harassment. A jury subsequently awarded Harmon $11,000 in compensatory damages and $6,000 in punitive damages. Higgins now appeals from the adverse verdict which was returned in the Circuit Court of Kana-wha County on March 1, 1991.
Harmon was employed for approximately five years as an instructor at Capital City Beauty College, a/k/a Weirton Beauty College, which is owned by Higgins.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Price v. Boone County Ambulance AuthorityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Jones v. Trustees of Bethany CollegeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
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