BOUIE v. AUTOZONE, INC.

No. 90-2194.

959 F.2d 875 (1992)

Warren BOUIE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AUTOZONE, INC., a Delaware corporation, and Dan Gomez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

March 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Hollis (Robert A. Bogdan, with him on the brief), of Kullman, Inman, Bee, Downing & Banta, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Steven Granberg, Albuquerque, N.M., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: HOLLOWAY, SETH and TACHA, Circuit Judges.


SETH, Circuit Judge.

Warren Bouie brought this suit against his former employer AutoZone, Inc. (AutoZone) and his former supervisor Dan Gomez asserting five causes of action based on racial discrimination by AutoZone. However, the only cause of action at issue on appeal is Bouie's claim for intentional or reckless infliction of emotional distress under New Mexico law. A jury awarded Bouie $16,120 in compensatory damages and $150,000 in punitive damages on the claim...

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