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McMAHON v. PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 88-3463, 89-1007.

891 F.2d 1251 (1989)

Gordon W. McMAHON, Plaintiff-Appellant Cross-Appellee, v. PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee Cross-Appellant, and Stanley Beyer, Kenneth Opstein, Gerald Weiner, Timothy C. McKinney, Rodney Mitchell and James W. Henry, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Owens (argued), Pangman & Associates, Waukesha, Wis., for plaintiff-appellant cross-appellee.

Michael H. Auen (argued), Gordon Davenport, III (argued), Foley & Lardner, Madison, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Gordon McMahon, a former agent and agency manager for Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company (Penn Life), was fired in 1982. He sued Penn Life in 1988 under several causes of action. Only one count — breach of implied contract — made it to trial. The jury found that Penn Life had good cause to fire McMahon. However, the jury also found that Penn Life violated the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and awarded...

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