1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 331 S.C.
  5. 331 S.C. 565 (1998)
 

GASTINEAU v. MURPHY

No. 24800.

331 S.C. 565 (1998)

503 S.E.2d 712

James E. GASTINEAU, Respondent, v. Leigh MURPHY, Individually, and as Executive Director of the Beaufort County Mental Retardation Board, the Beaufort County Mental Retardation Board, Beaufort County Council, the State Department of Mental Retardation, Defendants, Of whom the Beaufort County Mental Retardation Board is Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided June 8, 1998.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., and Deborah Harrison Sheffield, of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., Columbia, and James S. Gibson, of Howell, Gibson & Hughes, P.A., Beaufort, for petitioner.

V.M. Manning Smith, of Moss & Kuhn, P.A., Beaufort, for respondent.

WALLER, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' opinion in Gastineau v. Murphy, 323 S.C. 168, 473 S.E.2d 819 (Ct.App.1996). This is a Whistleblower action in which the Court of Appeals affirmed the jury's verdict for respondent, James Gastineau (Gastineau), finding he had been dismissed from his job in retaliation for reporting his employer's illegal conduct. We reverse.

BACKGROUND/FACTS

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases