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HARDEE v. N.C. ALLSTATE SERVICES, INC.

No. 75-2204.

537 F.2d 1255 (1976)

George HARDEE, Appellee, v. NORTH CAROLINA ALLSTATE SERVICES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Currin, Jr., Columbia, S. C. (Nelson, Mullins, Grier & Scarborough, Columbia, S. C., on brief), for appellant.

James A. Spruill, III, Cheraw, S. C. (Harris, Griggs & Spruill, Cheraw, S. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and BUTZNER, Circuit Judges.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

George Hardee (Hardee) brought this action against North Carolina Allstate Services, Inc. (Allstate), his former employer, seeking damages for wrongful discharge and defamation. The jury returned a general verdict awarding Hardee $20,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. From a judgment on this verdict, Allstate appeals. We reverse.

I.

Because of the nature of the appeal, we view the evidence in the light...

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