NICHOLS v. AMERICAN NAT. INS. CO.

No. 97-2032.

154 F.3d 875 (1998)

Margaret NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Card, II, St. Louis, MO, argued (Andrew T. Pickens, IV, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Fred A. Ricks, Jr., St. Louis, MO, argued (Michelle M. Cain, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before LOKEN, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Margaret Nichols sued her former employer, American National Insurance Company (American National), alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. At trial American National's psychiatric expert was permitted to testify that Nichols exhibited poor "psychiatric credibility" and that her story was unreliable. Evidence was also admitted over Nichols...

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