Chesser v. Mid-South Electrics, Inc.

Kathy Sue Chesser ("employee") appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict for Mid-South Electrics, Inc. ("employer"), on her claim that she was terminated by Mid-South in violation of the "retaliatory termination" section of the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act, codified at Ala. Code 1975, §25-5-11.1.

In May 1991, Chesser sued Mid-South. In Count I, she claimed benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act for an alleged permanent partial disability, based on an on-the-job injury she claimed to have suffered while working for Mid-South. In Count II, she alleged that Mid-South had…