WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. McKENZIE

No. 11-96-00275-CV.

22 S.W.3d 566 (2000)

WAL-MART STORES, INC., et al., Appellants, v. Jeremiah McKENZIE, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

April 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Preston Wrotenbery, Kevin D. Jewell, Magenheim Bateman Robinson Wrotenbery & Helfand, Houston, for Appellants.

James D. Hankins, Palestine, Keith Dollahite, Ritcheson & Dollahite, Tyler, for Appellee.

Panel consists of: WRIGHT, J., and McCLOUD, S.J., and DICKENSON, S.J.


OPINION

BOB DICKENSON, Senior Justice, (Retired).

ON REMAND

Jeremiah McKenzie sued his former employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and one of its managers, Rick Rumfelt. The jury resolved the disputed fact issues by finding that Wal-Mart had committed an unlawful employment practice (firing McKenzie "because of race") and that Rumfelt had slandered McKenzie (by saying that McKenzie "committed theft...

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