Schindley v. Northeast Texas Community College

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice GRANT.

Dr. Wanda Schindley appeals the granting of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in favor of Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC). Schindley filed suit against the college for violating the Texas Whistle Blower’s Act. 1 Among other defenses, NTCC pleaded that Schindley had filed suit after the statute of limitations had ran on her cause of action.

The jury awarded Schindley $110,099 in actual damages and attorney’s fees, and a judgment on the verdict was granted. The trial court then granted a JNOV in favor of NTCC after applying the statute of…