Horton v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

OPINION

BIERY, Justice.

Ginette K. Horton, appellant/plaintiff, sued Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. for $1,000,000, alleging mental anguish because a fellow employee, James Lancaster, threw a paper wad at her. The trial court granted Montgomery Ward’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

In 1975, Ms. Horton began working for Montgomery Ward as a secretary in the Product Services Unit in San Antonio, Texas. In September of 1987, she was promoted to the managerial position of Operations Supervisor. A co-worker in the Product Services Unit, James Lancaster, was also classified as a supervisor with…