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COONTZ v. GORDON JEWELRY CORPORATION

No. 87-1808.

439 N.W.2d 223 (1989)

Louis COONTZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GORDON JEWELRY CORPORATION, d/b/a Jacards Jewelry and Jeff Berman, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

February 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyle A. Rodenburg, Council Bluffs, for plaintiff-appellant.

John J. Gazzoli, Jr., of Lewis & Rice, St. Louis, Mo., and Philip Willson of Smith, Peterson, Beckman & Willson, Council Bluffs, for defendants-appellees.

Heard by HAYDEN, P.J., and SACKETT and HABHAB, JJ., but decided en banc.

HAYDEN, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Louis Coontz appeals the decision of the district court which granted defendants' motion for summary judgment on his claims of wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The district court found the federal court had jurisdiction over plaintiff's claims because his state claim was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The court also found there was no outrageous conduct to support...

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