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WORSHAM STEEL CO. v. ARIAS

No. 08-91-00364-CV.

831 S.W.2d 81 (1992)

WORSHAM STEEL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Gonzalo ARIAS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

May 20, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Brewster, Brewster and Mayhall, Ronald Calhoun, Calhoun & Villa, El Paso, for appellant.

Michael J. Gopin, El Paso, for appellee.

Before OSBORN, C.J., and BARAJAS and LARSEN, JJ.

OPINION

BARAJAS, Justice.

This appeal arises from a case involving the wrongful discharge of an employee in violation of Article 8307c of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. Appellant, Worsham Steel Company, appeals from an adverse jury verdict in which Appellee, Gonzalo Arias, was awarded $1,243,300 in both actual and exemplary damages. We reverse and remand.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

In December of 1989, Arias, a longtime employee of...

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