OVERNITE TRANSP. CO. v. GADDIS

No. 89-CA-1149-MR.

793 S.W.2d 129 (1990)

OVERNITE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Appellant, v. Michael A. GADDIS and Teddy B. Gordon, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armer H. Mahan, Jr., Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.S.C., Louisville, Ky., for appellant.

Teddy B. Gordon, Louisville, Ky., for appellees.

Before GUDGEL, STUMBO and WEST, JJ.


STUMBO, Judge:

OVERNITE Transportation Company (hereinafter "Overnite") appeals from a judgment assessing damages and attorney's fees against it for allegedly wrongful discharge in violation of KRS 342.197. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm.

Overnite raises three issues on appeal: 1) Whether the language "filing and pursuing a lawful [workers' compensation] claim" requires a formal claim for the employee to receive the protection of KRS 342.197;...

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