Vogel v. Intercontinental Truck Body, Inc.

¶1 Gregory Vogel (Vogel) filed this wrongful discharge action against his former employer, Intercontinental Truck Body, Inc. (Intercontinental). The Ninth Judicial District Court, Pondera County, granted Intercontinental’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment. Vogel appeals, and we affirm.

¶2 We restate the issue as whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment to Intercontinental on grounds that Vogel is judicially estopped from claiming he suffered a compensable loss under the Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act.

BACKGROUND

¶3 Vogel was employed as a…