Sudberry v. Royal & Sun Alliance

OPINION

in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W.S., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.

Employee/Appellant filed suit against Employer/Appellee after his employment was terminated following the settlement of a workers’ compensation claim. Upon remand, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Employer/Appellees. Employee/Appellant appeals. Finding that Employee/Appellant did not sufficiently rebut the presumption of at-will employment and that, consequently, the one-year statute of limitations codified at TenmCode Ann. § 28-3-104 for injuries to the person is applicable, we affirm.

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