Legal Opinion
Southwest Forest Industries, Inc. v. John L. Sutton
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1989No. 86-1183PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, John L. Sutton, a former employee of defendant Southwest Forest Industries (Southwest), brought this diversity action for damages, alleging retaliatory discharge for filing worker’s compensation claims. After a jury verdict for Sutton, the district court, 643 F.Supp. 662, denied Southwest’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and Southwest appealed. While this appeal was pending, the Kansas Supreme Court issued several decisions addressing whether an employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement could bring a tort action for retaliatory…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Wooderson v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1984
- Daitom, Inc. v. Pennwalt CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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