Legal Opinion
Smith v. PIONEER MASONRY, INC.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 10, 2009No. 105,285PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*688REIF, J.
{1 The issue presented on certiorari review is whether an employer with less than fifteen employees can incur Burk tort liability for wrongful termination of an employee based on racial discrimination prohibited by the Oklahoma Anti-Discrimination Act.1 This issue arose because the trial court dismissed a wrongful termination claim by Jerry Smith against Pioneer Masonry, Inc. Mr. Smith alleged that as a black male, he "was subjected to racially motivated harassment by his employer [that] included 'racial Tuesday' when anyone could use any form of racial slurs toward [him]." Mr. Smith…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Burk v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- Tate v. Browning-Ferris, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Indiana National Bank v. State Department of Human ServicesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Brown v. FordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- Clinton v. State Ex Rel. Logan County Election BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- MacDONALD v. CORPORATE INTEGRIS HEALTHSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2014
- Allen v. Town of ColcordDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2012
- Wheat v. State Ex Rel. Tulsa County District AttorneyCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
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