CAGLE v. BURNS AND ROE, INC.

No. 52442-4.

106 Wn.2d 911 (1986)

726 P.2d 434

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON IN JANIS CAGLE, Plaintiff, v. BURNS AND ROE, INC., Defendant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott L. Schmidtman (of Velikanje, Moore & Shore, Inc., P.S.), for plaintiff.

Perkins Coie, by H. Weston Foss and Michael F. Mogan, for defendant.


PEARSON, J.

In this case, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington certified to this court the issue of whether, and on what standard of proof, an employee who was wrongfully terminated from employment in violation of public policy is entitled to recover damages for emotional distress. We hold that, having once established liability for the tort of wrongful termination of employment in violation of public policy, an employee is entitled...

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