Thompson v. Medley Material Handling, Inc.

LAVENDER, Justice:

Presented for consideration by this Court on writ of certiorari is the question of the proper burden of proof to be imposed on a plaintiff in a retaliatory discharge action under 85 O.S.1981 §§ 5, 6 and 7.1

Appellant, Richard Thompson, initiated this action against appellee Medley Material Handling, Inc., alleging that appellee had wrongfully discharged Thompson from employment for the reason that Thompson had filed a Workers’ Compensation claim against appellee. The material presented to the jury in this case indicates that Thompson was injured on the job on August 23, 1982.…