Fahrner v. SW Manufacturing, Inc.

OPINION

FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court,

in which, E. RILEY ANDERSON, C.J., ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant for retaliatory discharge and employment discrimination. The defendant moved to dismiss the plaintiffs claim on the ground that the one-year statute of limitations had expired. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion, holding that there were genuine issues of material fact as to whether the “discovery rule” applied. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the discovery rule does not…