Thompson v. Medley Material Handling, Inc.

732 P.2d 461 (1987)

Richard THOMPSON, Appellant,

v.

MEDLEY MATERIAL HANDLING, INC., Appellee.

No. 63273.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

January 13, 1987.

Rehearing Denied February 24, 1987.

Ben A. Goff and Gloyd L. McCoy, Oklahoma City, for appellant.

Holloway, Dobson, Hudson and Bachman by A. Scott Johnson, Oklahoma City, for appellee.

LAVENDER, Justice:

Presented for consideration by this Court on writ of certiorari is the question of the proper burden of proof to be imposed on a plaintiff in a retaliatory discharge action under 85 O.S. 1981 §§ 5, 6 and 7.[1]

Appellant, Richard Thompson, initiated this…