Legal Opinion
Murray Corp. of Maryland v. Brooks
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 22, 1980No. 1279PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMERS, Chief Justice.
This is a suit involving Huey J. Brooks’ alleged wrongful discharge from his employment with Murray Corporation of Maryland.
Huey J. Brooks (Brooks) filed suit against Murray Corporation of Maryland (Murray) claiming that Murray, in violation of Tex. Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8307c, 1 discharged Brooks because he instituted worker’s compensation proceedings. Brooks prayed for damages against Murray for this wrongful discharge. Murray answered with a general denial together with a specific denial that Brooks’ filing of a worker’s compensation claim or initiating a worker's…
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