WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. HOLLAND

No. 12-96-00015-CV.

956 S.W.2d 590 (1997)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant, v. Bettie Jo HOLLAND, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Overruled September 23, 1997 and October 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Preston Wrotenbery, Houston, for appellant.

George E. Chandler, Lufkin, for appellee.

Before RAMEY, C.J., and HOLCOMB and HADDEN, JJ.


HOLCOMB, Justice.

Appellant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart") appeals a verdict in which the jury found that Wal-Mart discriminated against Appellee, Bettie Jo Holland ("Holland") for instituting a workers' compensation claim, in violation of TEX.REV.CIV. STAT. ANN. 8307c (Vernon Supp.1993) (repealed 1993) (current version at Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 451 et seq.).1 The jury awarded Holland the following: $5,000 for emotional...

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