Kern v. South Baltimore General Hospital

ROSALYN B. BELL, Judge.

Jeanette Kern filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against South Baltimore General Hospital (SBGH) alleging wrongful discharge. SBGH’s motion for summary judgment was granted on the ground that Kern had failed to state a cause of action.

In this appeal she poses two questions for our consideration:

1. “Did the Trial Court err in granting the Appellee’s Motion for Summary Judgment in this wrongful discharge action where the admissible evidence demonstrates that the Appellant was terminated for excessive absenteeism while receiving workmen’s compensation…