Legal Opinion
Gary M. GOSSETT v. TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY, INC.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 2010No. M2007-02530-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 122 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, C.J.
in which GARY R. WADE, and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined. CORNELIA A. CLARK, J„ filed a separate opinion dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment, in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J. joined.
The employee brought an action for common law retaliatory discharge against his employer for refusal to participate in an allegedly illegal activity. The employer moved for summary judgment, presenting evidence of a legitimate reason for the employee’s discharge pursuant to the framework announced in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). The…
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