Legal Opinion
Northrup v. Farmland Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 31, 1985No. 84-906PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
The plaintiff, Steve Northrup, was fired by Farmland Industries, Inc., and this suit followed, alleging wrongful discharge and tortious infliction of emotional distress. Summary judgment was entered for the employer, and Northrup appealed, arguing that summary judgment was inappropriate because there were disputed facts surrounding the discharge.
The employer responded that summary judgment was proper, even if disputed *195facts existed. It claimed our civil rights statute, Iowa Code chapter 601A, provides the exclusive remedy for wrongful discharge based on alcoholism. As to…
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