Legal Opinion
Brown v. Transcon Lines
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided December 27, 1978No. TC A 7611-16415, SC 25513PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTongue, J.
Plaintiff brought this action against his former employer and supervisor seeking compensatory and punitive damages for an alleged retaliatory discharge for filing a claim for workers’ compensation. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, holding that "primary jurisdiction over plaintiff’s complaint is vested in the Bureau of Labor by virtue of ORS ch 659.” Plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff’s complaint and defendants’ motion.
Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that he had been employed by defendant Transcon Lines; that on May…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Schuster v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1958
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