Legal Opinion
Dollar General Partners v. Upchurch
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided November 3, 2006No. 2005-CA-001703-MRPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAISLEY, Senior Judge.
Arney Upchurch filed an action against Dollar General Partners alleging that he was discharged in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim in violation of KRS 342.197. The jury returned a verdict awarding $25,000 in back pay and $250,000 in front pay. On appeal, Dollar General raises five issues: (1) that the trial court committed reversible error in denying its motion for a directed verdict; (2) that the trial court erred when it allowed Up-church’s back pay and front pay claims to go to the jury; (3) that the instructions were erroneous; (4) that the…
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