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JOHNSON v. CARGILL, INC.

984 S.W.2d 233 (1998)

James I. JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CARGILL, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied February 1, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold A. Stulce, Jr., Stulce & Yantis, Chattanooga, and Carl E. Shiles, Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams, Chattanooga, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Paul Campbell, III, Campbell & Campbell, Chattanooga, for Defendant-Appellant.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court February 1, 1999.

OPINION

FRANKS, J.

In this action for retaliatory discharge, the determinative issue on appeal is whether there is material evidence to support the jury's verdict awarding both compensatory and punitive damages.

Plaintiff worked at a mill owned by defendant, sustained a neck injury and filed suit for workers' compensation benefits in April of 1986. The parties settled the...

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