EVRARD v. JACOBSON

No. 82-1772.

117 Wis.2d 69 (1983)

342 N.W.2d 788

James O. EVRARD, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. David JACOBSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general, and Richard J. Boyd, assistant attorney general.

For the respondent the cause was submitted by Benson & Taylor and James H. Taylor of Siren.

Before Foley, P.J., Dean and Cane, JJ.


FOLEY, P.J.

David Jacobson, a district director of the Wisconsin Department of National Resources, appeals a judgment holding him liable for discharging James Evrard, a former DNR employee, and for the emotional distress he caused Evrard. The case was tried twice. The first jury returned a verdict awarding Evrard $60,000. After the trial court ordered a new trial on damages, the second jury awarded $75,000. We conclude that...

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