Carty v. Suter Co., Inc.

Plaintiff, Jack Carty, filed a two-count complaint against defendant, The Suter Company, Inc., alleging retaliatory discharge. The trial court granted summary judgment, holding that plaintiff cannot state a cause of action, and plaintiff timely appealed. We reverse and remand.

I. Background

Plaintiff was employed by defendant, a manufacturer of food products, from May 18, 1987, through July 1998, and from February 1999 until his termination on May 22, 2002. In count I of the complaint, plaintiff alleged that from December 2000 through May 2002, plaintiff worked, on average, 6 days per week for…