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· 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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