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HODGES v. S.C. TOOF & CO.

833 S.W.2d 896 (1992)

Carl E. HODGES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. S.C. TOOF & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Memphis.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Edwards, Glassman, Jeter, Edwards and Wade, P.C., Memphis, for plaintiff-appellant.

Carroll C. Johnson and Carroll C. Johnson, III, Johnson & Bateman, Memphis, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this retaliatory discharge action, Plaintiff-Appellant Carl E. Hodges alleges Defendant-Appellee S.C. Toof & Company terminated Plaintiff's employment because of his jury service. At trial, the jury returned a verdict for Plaintiff and awarded him $200,000.00 compensatory and $375,000.00 punitive damages. The Court of Appeals, while upholding the jury's finding of retaliatory discharge, vacated the award of compensatory and...

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