Legal Opinion
Garst v. Tritle v. Crown Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1991No. 89-2161PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Per curiam
Garst V. Tritle (“Tritle”) brought this wrongful discharge action against his former employer, Crown Airways, Inc., Crown’s parent corporation, Broekway, Inc., and Brockway’s successors in interest, O-I-B Crown Airways, Inc. and Owens-Illinois, Inc. (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Crown”), alleging that he was terminated unlawfully for reporting to Crown’s management certain perceived air safety violations committed by its chief pilot. The district court granted Crown’s motion for summary judgment, holding that there was no cause of action under West Virginia law protecting Tritle…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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