Davis v. Horton

CARTER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Beverly Davis, appeals from an adverse summary judgment in her action for wrongful discharge against Janice Horton, the Webster County Treasurer, in whose office she was employed, and Webster County. The suit is based on an alleged violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and on an alleged retaliatory discharge for reasons that contravene an established public policy. The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment. Upon reviewing the record and considering the arguments presented, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

Davis had been an employee of…