BRIGHAM v. DILLON COMPANIES, INC.

No. 74.211.

22 Kan. App.2d 717 (1996)

921 P.2d 837

STEVE BRIGHAM, Appellant, v. DILLON COMPANIES, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Opinion filed August 2, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela G. Phalen and Fred Spigarelli, of Spigarelli, McLane & Short, of Pittsburg, for appellant.

Henry E. Couchman, Jr., Frank D. Menghini, and Douglas M. Greenwald, of McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, P.A., of Kansas City, for appellee.

Before GREEN, P.J., RULON, J., and DAN D. BOYER, District Judge, assigned.


GREEN, J.:

Steve Brigham appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Dillon Companies, Inc., (Dillons) in Brigham's retaliatory demotion claim. On appeal, Brigham contends that the trial court inappropriately granted summary judgment because Kansas law either recognizes or should recognize as an actionable tort a demotion in retaliation for asserting a workers compensation claim. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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