DeFORD LBR. CO., INC. v. ROYS

No. 20496.

615 S.W.2d 235 (1981)

DeFORD LUMBER CO., INC., Appellant, v. Tome ROYS, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

February 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. DeFord, II, Dallas, for appellant.

O. R. Buddy Wright, Amarillo, for appellee.

Before CARVER, STOREY and STEPHENS, JJ.


STEPHENS, Justice.

This is a wrongful termination of employment case. A jury found that DeFord Lumber Co., Inc., defendant, wrongfully discharged its employee, Tome Roys, in violation of Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 8307c (Vernon Supp.1980-1981), and found damages of $23,500. The trial court remitted the damages to $15,570 to conform to the pleadings and rendered judgment. We reverse and render.

Roys was employed by DeFord as a yardman for about five years....

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