Legal Opinion
Green v. City of Oceanside
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 19, 1987No. D004820PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WIENER, Acting P. J.
The City of Oceanside (City) appeals a $125,000 judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of plaintiff William Green on his amended complaint seeking damages for wrongful termination and for violating the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The City asserts the court lacked jurisdiction because Green failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, Green’s award of damages for emotional distress was improper because such damages were subject to the exclusive remedy rule of worker’s compensation, the jury was improperly instructed that they could substitute…
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