Legal Opinion
Ran Ken, Inc. v. Schlapper
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided January 15, 1998No. 03-96-00346-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
The opinion issued herein on October 30, 1997, is withdrawn, and the following is filed in lieu thereof.
Cindy Schlapper, appellee, sued Ran Ken, Inc. (“Ran Ken”), appellant, for wrongful discharge. At trial, the jury found that Schlap-per was fired from her job for the sole reason that she attempted in good faith to find out whether she was being asked by Ran Ken, her employer, to perform an illegal act. Based on the verdict, the trial court rendered judgment that Schlapper recover from Ran Ken $143,000 in actual and exemplary damages, plus interest and court costs.
On appeal,…
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