WALTERS v. U.S. GYPSUM CO.

No. 94-752.

537 N.W.2d 708 (1995)

Patricia J. WALTERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

September 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela A. Swanson of Morain, Burlingame, Pugh & Koop, West Des Moines, for appellant.

Stuart J. Cochrane of Johnson, Erb, Bice & Carlson, P.C., Fort Dodge, and Donald J. McNeil and Janet M. Kyte of Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Illinois, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

The trial court resolved this retaliatory discharge suit on the basis of the "after acquired evidence" doctrine. Under this doctrine a wrongful discharge can be justified, at least to some extent, on the basis of later-discovered evidence unknown at the time that would have been a valid reason for the firing. In applying the rule, the trial court determined this plaintiff could have no recovery. We think the trial court was correct in approving the...

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