Legal Opinion
Murcott v. Best Western International, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided October 16, 2000No. 1 CA-CV 99-0494PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERBER, Judge.
¶ 1 Brian Murcott filed an action for wrongful discharge against his former employer, Best Western International, Inc., and four individuals serving as company directors at the time of the discharge: Mark T. Brown, Rodger Mathis, Loren H. Unruh, and David L. Huff. Best Western moved for a directed verdict on liability and on a claim for punitive damages. The trial court denied the motion as to liability and directed a verdict in favor of Best Western on the punitive damages claim.
¶ 2 After the jury found in Murcott’s favor, Best Western filed an unsuccessful motion for…
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