Chalus v. Decatur Country Club, Inc.

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

Dorothy Chalus filed a complaint against her former employer, Decatur Country Club, Inc., in the Morgan County Circuit Court, alleging retaliatory discharge. Chalus sought compensatory and punitive damages, interest, and costs.

After Chalus had presented her ease at trial, the Country Club moved for a directed verdict. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of the Country Club. The trial court found that Chalus had established a prima facie case of retaliatory discharge, but that the Country Club had “proffer[ed] a legitimate business reason for [Chalus’s]…