Legal Opinion
Smith v. American Greetings Corp.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 25, 1991No. 90-261PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert H. Dudley, Justice.
The plaintiff, Howard Smith III, was hired in 1980 by the defendant, American Greetings Corporation, as a materials handler at defendant’s plant in Osceola. He was subsequently promoted to forklift driver and held that job until he was fired in 1989. After being fired, he filed a complaint in circuit court in which he alleged that he was wrongfully discharged and that the defendant was guilty of the tort of outrage. The defendant filed an ARCP Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss for failure to state facts upon which relief can be granted. The trial court granted the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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