HANKS v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 87-2279.

859 F.2d 67 (1988)

Susan Carol HANKS, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Forrest White, Raymore, Mo., for appellant.

R. Kent Sellers, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge and STUART, Senior District Judge.


BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this case, we review the scope of the preemptive effect of § 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act (LMRA) on state law tort claims brought by a former employee against her former employer in light of the Supreme Court's recent decision in Lingle v. Norge Div. of Magic Chef, Inc., ___ U.S. ___, 108 S.Ct. 1877, 100 L.Ed.2d 410 (1988). We determine on the scanty record before us that the wrongful discharge claim is preempted...

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