ROREX v. TRAYNOR

No. 84-2308.

771 F.2d 383 (1985)

Harold G. ROREX and Geneva M. Rorex, Appellees, v. Steven P. TRAYNOR, Individually and in his Former Capacity as an Internal Revenue Officer, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Gick, Washington, D.C., Justice Dept., for appellant.

Stanley D. Rauls, Little Rock, Ark., for appellees.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and NICHOL, Senior District Judge.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Harold and Geneva Rorex (taxpayers) brought this statutory action against Steven Traynor, a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officer, seeking damages because of his alleged wrongful disclosure of information regarding the taxpayers' federal income tax returns. The taxpayers recovered a combined judgment of $45,000 representing actual and punitive damages assessed by a federal court jury. After denial of post trial motions for judgment...

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