Greenlee v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Prager, C.J.:

This is an action brought by a former county highway employee against the Board of County Commissioners of Clay County to recover damages for wrongful termination of employment. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff s tort claims. The plaintiff employee, John Greenlee, appealed.

The facts in the case are essentially undisputed and are as follows: The plaintiff, John Greenlee, worked for the Clay County Highway Department from July 31, 1978, until January 25, 1985. He was terminated involuntarily on the…