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PHILLIPS v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 79-2011.

651 F.2d 1051 (1981)

Ira Blake PHILLIPS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston Shirley, Galveston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, W. James Kronzer, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, THORNBERRY and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 13, 1981.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, Appellee Ira Blake Phillips sued his former employer, Appellant Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear) for wrongful discharge, contending that Goodyear terminated his employment in retaliation for Phillips' having given truthful deposition testimony in a federal trial. The jury found that Phillips' testimony was the sole reason for his discharge...

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