· 1/13/1984
Samuel C. Hanna, Cross-Appellee v. American Motors Corporation, Cross-Appellant
Citations
- 724 F.2d 1300
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- holding that plaintiff who had enrolled in school, but who applied for and was willing to accept full-time employment, had not failed to mitigate damages
- holding that plaintiff who had enrolled in school, but who applied for and was willing to accept full-time employment, had not failed to mitigate damages
- finding filing applications, reading classified ads, and discussing employment opportunities with friends to be “more than sufficient to constitute reasonable diligence”
- where claimant decided to attend school not to reap greater future earnings, but only to obtain needed income following fruitless job search, duty to mitigate satisfied
- 7% interest awarded on damages accruing from 1973 to 1977
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Judges: Bauer, Coffey, Celebrezze
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