Reese v. Dow Chemical Co.

CARDINE, Justice.

In this wrongful discharge action a jury found that in terminating appellant Duane Reese’s employment appellees Dow Chemical Company and its subsidiary Dowell breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and were negligent in performing a contractual duty but then found that Mr. Reese had sustained no damage. Accordingly, the trial court entered judgment for appellees Dow and Dowell.

Reese appeals the judgment and the trial court’s order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, a new trial. He asserts that the verdict…