Farah Manufacturing Co. v. Alvarado

OPINION

SCHULTE, Justice.

Appellee, Jose Luis Lerma Alvarado, brought an action against his former employer/ Appellant, Farah Manufacturing Company, Inc. (FMC), for wrongful discharge under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat., Art. 8807c (Vernon Supp.1989). The case was tried to a jury, and the jury awarded Appellee $138,080.00 in actual damages and $1,000,-000.00 in punitive damages. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Appellee worked for Appellant as a “presser.” In 1984, he began to experience health problems. His right leg began to swell and he was having difficulty breath- tag. On June 29, 1984, Appellee…