PERDUE v. J. C. PENNEY CO., INC.

No. 78 Civ. 846 (KTD).

470 F.Supp. 1234 (1979)

Preston E. PERDUE and Patrick D. Grimes, Plaintiffs, v. J. C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., Kenneth S. Axelson, William M. Batten, George S. Stewart, Christopher Kaliades, Catherine Morales, John Hook, Stuart W. Lyon, Andrew Tsanas, Charles L. Brown, Walter J. Neppl, Donald V. Seibert and Andrew Cumming, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

May 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julien, Schlesinger & Finz, P. C., New York City, for plaintiffs; Stuart A. Schlesinger, David Jaroslawicz, New York City, of counsel.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for defendants J.C. Penney Company, Inc., Donald V. Seibert, Walter J. Neppl, Charles L. Brown and Andrew Cumming; Peter Gruenberger, John R. Wing, Irwin H. Warren, Paul K. Milmed, New York City, of counsel.

Orans, Elsen, Polstein & Naftalis, New York City, for defendant Kenneth S. Axelson; Sheldon Elsen, Gary Greenberg, New York City, of counsel.

Andrew Lawler, New York City, for defendant George S. Stewart.

Maloney, Viviani & Higgins, New York City, for defendant Catherine Morales; Arthur Viviani, New York City, of counsel.

Rubin, Seidman & Dochter, New York City, for defendant John Hook; Irving Seidman, New York City, of counsel.

Warshaw, Burstein, Cohen, Schlesinger & Kuh, New York City, for defendant William M. Batten; Richard H. Kuh, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION AND ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge:

Plaintiffs Preston E. Perdue and Patrick D. Grimes have brought this diversity action against J.C. Penney Company, Inc., [hereinafter referred to as "J.C. Penney"] and various officers and employees of that company. Plaintiffs charge that they were wrongfully discharged from their employment with J.C. Penney and that such discharge constituted a prima facie tort for which they are entitled to recover...

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