Troutman v. Facetglas, Inc.

Cureton, Judge:

This is a tort action in which appellant Gerald L. Troutman seeks to recover damages from Facetglas, Inc. for wrongful discharge. After Troutman presented his evidence, the trial court granted Facetglas’s motion for an involuntary nonsuit on the ground that Troutman’s complaint “failed to state a cause of action cognizable in this state.” We affirm.

Troutman’s complaint alleges and the evidence shows that he was a stockholder in Facetglas. He was also an officer, a member of the board of directors and plant manager at Facetglas’s Rock Hill plant pursuant to an employment…