Horn v. Davis Electrical Constructors, Inc.

Cureton, Justice:

This is a retaliatory discharge case, which is here again after remand to the circuit court. The first appeal followed a jury verdict for the employee/appellant, George E. Horn, who was awarded back wages and immediate reinstatement1 to his position with the employer/respondent, Davis Electrical Constructors, Inc. Finding that the circuit court misinterpreted *365the statute to require mandatory reinstatement, this Court reversed and remanded the case on the issue of reinstatement and directed the trial court to reconsider the issue in the exercise of its discretion.2 On remand,…