GOLD KIST, INC. v. HOOD

2980104.

773 So.2d 1031 (1999)

GOLD KIST, INC. v. Ronald Joe HOOD.

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Fann and Michael B. Odom of Fann & Rea, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

G. Whit Drake and Rex W. Slate of Drake & Associates, Birmingham, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Ronald Joe Hood filed an action against Gold Kist, Inc., pursuant to § 25-5-11.1, Ala.Code 1975, alleging that, in retaliation for his filing a workers' compensation claim, Gold Kist had terminated his employment. After a trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Hood, awarding him $5,000 in compensatory damages and $95,000 in punitive damages; the court entered a judgment on the verdict. The trial court denied Gold Kist's post-judgment motion...

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