ALEXANDER v. EILERS

No. C5-87-2396.

422 N.W.2d 312 (1988)

Michael ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. Terry EILERS, Sheriff of Douglas County, County of Douglas, Respondents, State of Minnesota, et al., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley C. Warner, James H. Kaster, Nichols, Kaster & Anderson, Minneapolis, for Michael Alexander.

Robert G. Haugen, Johnson & Lindberg, Minneapolis, for Terry Eilers, Sheriff of Douglas County.

Steven R. Schwegman, Michael T. Milligan, Quinlivan, Sherwood, Spellacy & Tarvestad, St. Cloud, for Douglas County.

Considered and decided by NIERENGARTEN, P.J., and LANSING and SCHUMACHER, JJ., without oral argument.


OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant was discharged from his employment after it was determined that he had "failed" a polygraph examination. He argued his employer was subject to civil and/or criminal penalties for violating Minn.Stat. §§ 181.75 and 181.76 which prohibit such examinations conducted for the purpose of ascertaining the honesty of an employee. The trial court granted summary judgment to respondents, dismissing the portions of appellant...

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