WATSON v. CLEVELAND CHAIR CO.


789 S.W.2d 538 (1989)

Charles Howard WATSON and Gilbert Garner Barnett, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. CLEVELAND CHAIR COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

December 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denny E. Mobbs, Cleveland, Ind., for defendant, appellant.

R. Jerome Shepherd, Cleveland, Ind., for plaintiffs, appellees.


OPINION

O'BRIEN, Justice.

Issues are raised in this case involving federal preemption under the Commercial Motor Safety Act, 49 U.S.C.App. 2301, et seq.; State Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Claims under the provisions of the Act, and the viability of a State cause of action for the retaliatory discharge of at-will employees.

Plaintiffs, Charles Howard Watson and Gilbert Garner Barnett, filed a complaint...

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