Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Johnson

This interlocutory appeal (pursuant to Rule 5, Ala.R.App.P.) presents a question of first impression, calling for an interpretation of the scope of Ala. Code 1975, § 12-16-8.1, which prevents employers from discharging employees because they serve on juries.

The specific question is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant-employer's motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff-employee's complaint alleging wrongful termination. The employer denied that he had been wrongfully terminated and alleged that he had been terminated because of misconduct while he was serving on a jury…