Legal Opinion

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Bertrand

Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)

Decided August 3, 2000No. 12-99-00156-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JIM WORTHEN, Justice.

Russell E. Bertrand (“Bertrand”) filed suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) and Terri Hansen (“Hansen”) 1 for constructive discharge from his position at Wal-Mart on the basis of age, intentional infliction of emotional distress and malicious or reckless conduct. After a jury trial, the court awarded Bertrand judgment against Wal-Mart in the amount of $1,192,005.22, and against Hansen in the amount of $67,588.77. Appellants raise six points of error. 2 We will sustain Appellants’ first two points of error and reverse and render judgment that Bertrand take…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Jett v. Dallas Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Continental Coffee Products Co. v. CazarezTexas Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Wornick Co. v. CasasTexas Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. ReynaTexas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. GTE Southwest, Inc. v. BruceTexas Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Hughes Training Inc. v. CookCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  2. Cooper-Day v. RME Petroleum Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2003
  3. Ulm v. Memorial Medical CenterAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  4. Willis v. Nucor Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2008
  5. In the Interest of T.H., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2004

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