THORNHILL v. DONNKENNY, INC.

Nos. 86-3531, 86-3605 and 86-3606.

823 F.2d 782 (1987)

Glenn O. THORNHILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONNKENNY, INC., Defendant-Appellant. Galax Apparel Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and Al Paris; Murray Nadler; Cummings & Carroll, P.C.; H.B. Carroll; DK Investors, Inc., Defendant, v. OPPENHEIMER & CO.; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., Third Party Defendant. Glenn O. THORNHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DONNKENNY, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Al Paris; Murray Nadler; Cummings & Carroll, P.C.; H.B. Carroll; Galax Apparel Corporation; DK Investors, Inc., Defendant, v. OPPENHEIMER & CO.; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., Third Party Defendant. Glenn O. THORNHILL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DONNKENNY, INC., Defendant-Appellant, Galax Apparel Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, and Al PARIS; Murray Nadler; Cummings & Carroll, P.C.; H.B. Carroll; DK Investors, Inc., Defendant, v. OPPENHEIMER & CO.; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. Third Party Defendant. Glenn O. THORNHILL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DONNKENNY, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Al Paris; Murray Nadler; Cummings & Carroll, P.C.; H.B. Carroll; Galax Apparel Corporation; DK Investors, Inc., Defendant, v. OPPENHEIMER & CO.; Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., Third Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Novack (Peter B. Fallon; Eric T. Schneiderman; Melissa A. Cohen; Barrett, Smith, Schapiro, Simon & Armstrong, New York City, S.D. Roberts Moore; Jane S. Glenn; Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, Roanoke, Va., on brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

William B. Poff (William P. Wallace, Jr.; Woods, Rogers & Hazelgrove; Roanoke, Va., John L. O'Donnell; Peter Aron; Robert L. Hoegle; Alan T. Gallantry; Olwine, Connelly, Chase, O'Donnell & Weyher, New York City, on brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, WILKINSON and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges.


MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

This is a suit brought in state court by an individual against his former employer. The action was removed to federal court on the basis of diversity of citizenship jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332, 1441. The plaintiff, Glenn O. Thornhill, and the defendant, Donnkenny, Inc., appeal from different portions of a judgment entered after a jury trial by the United States District Court for the...

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