WILEY v. MISSOURI PACIFIC R. CO.

No. 82-229.

430 So.2d 1016 (1982)

Gerald W. WILEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied January 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubuisson & Dubuisson, James G. Dubuisson, Opelousas, for defendant-appellant.

Carol J. Aymond, Bunkie, for plaintiffappellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET and YELVERTON, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

This is a retaliatory discharge—conflicts of law—case involving an injured railway worker seeking to invoke state anti-discrimination laws.

Can a railroad employee, discharged for filing (and subsequently settling) a claim under the F.E.L.A., maintain a suit for wrongful discharge pursuant to Louisiana Revised Statute 23:1361. That is the issue presented for our consideration. As far as we are aware, this is the first reported...

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