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CLANTON v. CAIN-SLOAN CO.

677 S.W.2d 441 (1984)

Katherine CLANTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAIN-SLOAN COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied October 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott Ozment, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Othal Smith, Jr., Nashville, for Tennessee State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (amicus curiae).

Gayle Malone, Jr., Nashville, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This appeal presents the Court with an issue of first impression, to-wit: Whether an employee-at-will who is discharged because he or she files a claim for workers' compensation has a cause of action for retaliatory discharge against the employer. The Chancellor held that such an action could not be maintained and granted the defendant-employer's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint under Rule 12.02(6), Tennessee Rules of Civil...

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