Barrett v. Omaha National Bank

Betty Moore appeals from dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of her claim against General Motors Corporation based on negligent misrepresentation and fraud. She was a laid-off employee of the General Motors Plant in St. Louis and was offered employment at a new plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Her instructions to report to work at Bowling Green on September 8, 1981, were withdrawn, but in the meantime she had sold her house in St. Louis, bought another in Bowling Green, and as a result of damages resulting from these transactions, brought the action against General Motors. On appeal she argues that her claims under state law for fraud and misrepresentation are not preempted by national labor law. We affirm the judgment of the district court.