Mixon v. Dobbs Houses, Inc.

Webb, Presiding Judge.

In mid-April of 1976, appellant’s husband David Mixon informed his shift manager at Dobbs House, Paul Braley, that his wife was pregnant and he might have to leave on a moment’s notice if she called to take her to the hospital. Mixon’s job was loading food and clearing planes which Dobbs Houses catered for Delta Air Lines, and he had no access to a telephone. Braley indicated his agreement to relay the message. In late May Mixon again told Braley that he would definitely be getting a call any day from his wife, that he would need immediate notification of such call, and…