CARNATION CO. v. BORNER

No. B-8862.

610 S.W.2d 450 (1980)

CARNATION COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Willie Ellis BORNER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 4, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fulbright & Jaworski, A. J. Harper, II and A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., Houston, P. Anthony Burnham, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner.

Leebron & Robinson, Laron D. Robinson and W. Michael Leebron, II, Houston, for respondent.


CAMPBELL, Justice.

This is a wrongful termination case. Trial was to a jury which found that Defendant Carnation wrongfully and maliciously terminated its employee, Plaintiff Borner, under Article 8307c. The trial court rendered judgment against Carnation for actual and exemplary damages. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. 588 S.W.2d 814. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals.

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