Legal Opinion
Baker v. Campbell County Board of Education
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided October 28, 2005No. 2004-CA-001928-MRPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MINTON, Judge.
Homer Baker appeals the order of the Campbell Circuit Court granting the Campbell County Board of Education’s motion to dismiss. 1 Baker’s suit was based upon his claim that the Board refused to hire him as punishment for his having successfully sued the Board in federal court. In dismissing the action, the circuit court correctly ruled that Kentucky does not recognize a common law cause of action for retaliatory failure to hire. We decline Baker’s invitation to adopt the cause of action in Kentucky and we affirm the dismissal.
The relevant facts are largely undisputed. 2…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Scifres v. KraftCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1996
- Brockmeyer v. Dun & BradstreetWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- Paintsville Hospital Co. v. RoseKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- Grzyb v. EvansKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
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