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• Title: Ladd v. Jones
• Author : Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
• Release Date : January 23, 1989
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 47 KB

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Plaintiff-appellant Mary Ann Vance appeals the district courts order granting the defendant Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Companys motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV") and in the alternative for a new trial. Vance v. Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co., 672 F. Supp. 1408 (M.D.Fla. 1987). A jury awarded Vance compensatory and punitive damages after a four day trial based on the plaintiffs claim that her employer, Southern Bell, discriminated against her on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1982). The district court judge found that reasonable jurors could not have arrived at a verdict for the plaintiff, and granted the defendants motion for JNOV. In addition, the court held that had it not granted the JNOV, it would have granted the defendant a new trial, because the relief provided by the jury was contrary to the great weight of the evidence, and because the damages awarded were grossly excessive. On appeal, the plaintiff contends that the JNOV and the alternative grant of a new trial were improper, because the jury verdict was supported by substantial evidence. After a thorough review of the record, we reverse the order granting the defendants motion for JNOV. However, we affirm the district courts alternative holding granting a new trial.

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