GARES v. WILLINGBORO TP.

No. 95-5269.

90 F.3d 720 (1996)

Margaret GARES v. WILLINGBORO TOWNSHIP; Willingboro Township Council; Willingboro Township Police Dept.; Gary Owens, Willingboro Township, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 23, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Betley (argued), Michael D. Markey, Capehart & Scatchard, Mount Laurel, NJ, for Appellant.

Lanier E. Williams (argued), Philadelphia, PA, and Christopher Morkides, Upper Darby, PA, for Appellee.

Before: STAPLETON, SAROKIN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

STAPLETON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a sexual harassment claim by plaintiff Margaret Gares against her former employer Willingboro Township and the Township's former police chief Gary Owens. Following a trial in June of 1993, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Gares against the Township for $20,000 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages pursuant to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination ("LAD"), N.J.Stat...

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