Conatser v. Clarksville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

In this suit for retaliatory discharge, the trial court granted the employer’s motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the employee’s proof. The Court of Appeals also rejected the employee’s insistence that the evidence established a prima facie case of retaliation imposing upon the employer the burden of showing a non-pretextual reason for the employee’s discharge. The judgment of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.

Prior to sustaining a work-related injury, the employee, Eric Conatser, worked for the appellee, The Clarksville Coca-Cola Bottling Company, for…