Garner v. Morrison Knudsen Corp.

Moore, Justice:

In this wrongful discharge action, the trial judge granted respondents’ motion to dismiss appellant’s complaint on the ground it failed to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. We reverse.

FACTS

Appellant was employed as a pipe fitter for respondent M-K Ferguson Corporation, a subcontractor to Westinghouse at the Savannah River Site (SRS). Respondents Thomas Henry Aaron, Jr. and Joseph C. Hughes were appellant’s supervisors. Respondent Morrison Knudsen Corporation was the parent company of respondent M-K Ferguson Corporation.

In 1992, after appellant’s employment…