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SASSER v. AVERITT EXP. INC.

839 S.W.2d 422 (1992)

Anthony L. SASSER, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. AVERITT EXPRESS, INC., Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Section, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied September 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Harbison, O'Hare, Sherrard & Roe and Robert L. Trentham, Lassiter, Tidwell & Trentham, Nashville, for defendant/appellant.

Jon E. Jones, Moore, Jones, Radar & Clift, Cookeville, for plaintiff/appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 14, 1992.

OPINION

KOCH, Judge.

This appeal involves a long-haul truck driver who was discharged within hours after settling a suit for permanent partial disability benefits. The driver sued his former employer in the Circuit Court for Putnam County alleging that he had been discharged in retaliation for pursuing his workers' compensation claim. The employer asserted that its decision was based...

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