Legal Opinion
Hawthorne v. Star Enterprise, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided April 26, 2001No. 06-00-00095-CVPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROSS, Justice.
William Hawthorne filed suit against Star Enterprise for wrongful termination. Star moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted the motion. Hawthorne appeals, contending the summary judgment was improper because it was based on incompetent evidence, because he engaged in a protected activity under the Texas Supreme Court’s holding in Sabine Pilot Serv., Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733 (Tex.1985), and because there was a genuine issue of material fact regarding the reason for his termination.
Hawthorne was employed at Star’s Port Arthur chemical plant for almost…
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