Legal Opinion
Austin v. Shelby County Government
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 25, 1999No. 02A01-9805-CH-00145PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARMER, Judge.
Plaintiff Victor Austin appeals the trial court’s summary judgment which dismissed his claim for wrongful discharge against Defendant/Appellee Shelby County Government. As pertinent to this appeal, Austin’s wrongful discharge claim was based upon the provisions of the Tennessee Human Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. We affirm the trial court’s judgment based on our conclusion that, even when viewed in the light most favorable to Austin, the evidence fails to support his wrongful discharge claim.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Anderson v. Standard Register Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- Mason v. SeatonTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
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- Reed v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2000
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