BARRERA v. CON AGRA, INC.

No. 00-1493.

244 F.3d 663 (2001)

Manuel Barrera, Appellant, v. Con Agra, Inc., (Marshalltown, Ia), doing business as Swift & Company; Swift Independent Packing Company; Swift & Company (Marshalltown, Iowa), Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Miller, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellant.

Rebecca B. Parrott, argued, Des Moines, IA (Russell L. Samson and John K. Vernon, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Chief Judge.

Manuel Barrera appeals from the district court's1 order granting summary judgment to Conagra, Inc., and Swift & Co. (collectively, Swift), on Barrera's common law claims of retaliatory discharge in violation of public policy, fraudulent misrepresentation, and false arrest and imprisonment.2 We affirm.

On June 14, 1996, Barrera, a Mexican...

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