Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. Brant

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Morgan Drive Away, Inc. (Morgan) appeals an adverse judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-ap-pellee Marion Brant (Brant). A jury determined that Brant was wrongfully discharged in retaliation for filing a lawsuit against Morgan wherein he sought payment for services performed. The jury awarded Brant both compensatory and punitive damages.

The facts relevant to this appeal show that Brant transported mobile homes, and performed services preparatory to and subsequent to such transportation, for Morgan over a period of approximately ten years. Brant performed…