Alvin Aldrich Hansome v. Northwestern

Statutory action for wrongful discharge as a result of plaintiff Hansomes exercise of his rights under the Missouri Workers Compensation Act. Chapter 287, RSMo 1978. A jury awarded plaintiff $2,464.80 in actual damages and $35,000 in punitive damages. The Court of Appeals, Eastern District, reversed and held plaintiff failed to establish a submissible case. We granted transfer for conflict with the standard of review and review the case as an original appeal, Mo. Const. art. V, § 10. We affirm.