TRICO TECHNOLOGIES CORP. v. MONTIEL

No. 97-0176.

949 S.W.2d 308 (1997)

TRICO TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. Ofelia C. MONTIEL, as administrator and legal representative of the Estate of Juan Montiel, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

July 9, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Hole, Micaela Alvarez, McAllen, for Petitioner.

Miguel A. Saldana, Richard E. Zayas, Brownsville, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

In this case we consider whether Texas should apply the "after-acquired evidence doctrine" to retaliatory discharge claims brought under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act. This doctrine provides that evidence of an employee's misconduct acquired after the employee was wrongfully discharged bars or limits the employee's recovery when the employer would not have hired the applicant or would have terminated employment

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