Legal Opinion
Wayne Hein v. All America Plywood Company, Incorporated Kurt Adam Ludwinski, Jointly and Severally
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 14, 2000No. 99-1381PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILMAN, Circuit Judge.
Wayne Hein, a 45-year-old, 5'8", 200-pound truck driver who suffers from hypertension, appeals from an adverse summary judgment ruling in his suit against his former employer, All America Plywood Company (AAP), and its president Kurt Adam Ludwinski. Hein was fired after he refused to make an out-of-town delivery that was assigned to him five days in advance. Contending that he was unable to make the delivery because he would have run out of his blood-pressure medication before his return, Hein alleged that his termination constituted a violation of public policy…
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