OTIS ELEVATOR CO. v. SCOTT

No. 85-1995.

503 So.2d 941 (1987)

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. William F. SCOTT, Appellee/Cross Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edna L. Caruso of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach and Mark E. Levitt, Tampa, for appellant/cross appellee.

Cathy Jackson Lerman of Cathy Jackson Lerman, P.A. and Earle Lee Butler of Butler & Pettit, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/cross appellant.


GLICKSTEIN, Judge.

This is an appeal of a final order awarding damages to appellee for retaliatory discharge. We reverse the main appeal and remand with direction to enter judgment for appellant. The cross appeal is moot.

On September 10, 1984, employee/appellee, William F. Scott, filed an action against his employer, Otis Elevator Company, appellant herein. The complaint alleged wrongful discharge in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim. Appellant...

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