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CARTER v. SHEET METAL WKRS.' INTERN. ASS'N

No. 82-8198.

724 F.2d 1472 (1984)

Ben CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION and Local 85 Sheet Metal Workers' International Association, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacobs & Langford, James T. Langford, Atlanta, Ga., Donald W. Fisher, Toledo, Ohio, for defendants-appellants.

William R. McCracken, Augusta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and SCOTT, District Judge.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant, International Union (International), appeals from a judgment awarding Plaintiff-appellee, Carter, $35,000 compensatory damages, $110,000 punitive damages, and $5,280 attorneys fees.1 The sole issue we need address in this appeal is whether the basis of that award, a state tort claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress, is preempted by the provisions of the National Labor Relations...

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