Jordan v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

OPINION

WARREN WHITHAM, Justice (Retired).

In this wrongful discharge case brought under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ajnn. art. 8307c (Vernon Supp.1993), the employer-appellee, Johnson Controls, Inc., moved for summary judgment against the employee-appellant, R.C. Jordan, on the ground that, as a matter of law, the after-acquired evidence doctrine bars Jordan’s 8307c claim and precludes Jordan from recovery. The trial court granted Johnson Controls’ amended motion for summary judgment and dismissed Jordan’s claims with prejudice. This appeal presents three issues:…