Legal Opinion
Hentzel v. Singer Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1982No. Civ. 52501PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRODIN, P. J.
Appellant Paul Hentzel brought this action against his former employer, the Singer Company (Singer), claiming, on the basis of various theories, that his termination from employment was wrongful and in addition that his employer was guilty of the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The gist of his complaint is that his employer discriminated against him, and eventually terminated him, in retaliation for his protesting what he considered to be hazardous working conditions caused by other employees smoking in the workplace. He appeals from a judgment…
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