Legal Opinion
Wirig v. Kinney Shoe Corp.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 19, 1990No. C5-89-653PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Justice.
Margaret Wirig commenced this action seeking damages against her former employer Kinney Shoe Corporation (Kinney) for sexual harassment under the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA), for common law battery arising from the same set of facts and for defamation of an employee by an employer. At the end of trial, the jury found in favor of Wirig on all three counts. The jury awarded the following damages: $30,000 compensatory, $7,100 future, and $5,000 punitive damages for sexual harassment; $14,000 compensatory and $100,000 punitive damages for battery; and $13,000 compensatory and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Specialized Tours, Inc. v. HagenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Continental Can Co. Ex Rel. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Thill v. Modern Erecting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Hauenstein v. Loctite Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- McBride v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by129 opinions
- Rico v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- Dave Thomas v. United Steelworkers Local 1938Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2014
- Brian Keenan, an Individual Resident of the State of Minnesota v. Computer Associates International, Inc., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Smith v. PrintupSupreme Court of Kansas · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Beaulieu v. City of Mounds ViewSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
124 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.