COX v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES

No. 58,350

240 Kan. 95 (1986)

727 P.2d 456

TERRY COX, Appellant, v. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, ESSEX GROUP, INC., WIRE AND CABLE DIVISION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Patton, II, of Patton & Patton, of Topeka, argued the cause and was on the briefs for appellant.

Thomas H. Bornholdt, of Bornholdt, Landeck & Owens, of Overland Park, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellee.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFARLAND, J.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the district court wherein it was held that an employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement may not maintain a tort action against his employer for alleged retaliatory discharge for filing a workers' compensation claim.

The issue before us is a question of law. The factual background from which this litigation arises may be summarized...

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