Kestell v. Heritage Health Care Corp.

Heritage Health Care Corporation and its owner, Sterling Corporation, doing business as Glacier View Hospital in Kalispell, Montana, appeal from judgment on a jury verdict in the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County. The jury found that the appellants (collectively, the hospital) wrongfully discharged the respondent John Kestell (Kestell). We affirm.

The following issues are raised on appeal:

1. Did the District Court err in denying the hospital’s motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict on Kestell’s wrongful discharge claim?

2. Did the District Court…