Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
LEE ANN DAUPHINOT, Justice.
Waffle House, Inc. appeals from a jury verdict finding that its employee sexually harassed Appellee Cathie Williams, a former Waffle House employee, that Waffle House’s negligence in “supervising and/or retaining” the employee proximately caused damage to Williams, and that Waffle House constructively discharged Williams by an official action. In four issues, Waffle House argues that the jury’s findings of negligent supervision and retention cannot support the judgment; that Williams’s alternative trial theories have been abandoned, or,…
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