Charles Haynes v. Formac Stables, Inc.

OPINION

in which Sharon G. Lee, C.J., and Cornelia A. Clark and Jeffrey S. Bivins, JJ., joined. Holly Kirby, J., not participating.

The plaintiff asserted claims for retaliatory discharge pursuant to both the common law and the Tennessee Public Protection Act, alleging that the owner of the employer had engaged in illegal conduct and had terminated the plaintiffs employment when he acted as a whistleblower by complaining of the conduct to the owner. The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs claims because, according to his own allegations, he had not reported the illegal activity to anyone other…