Jackson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama December 23, 1988

Jackson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., 538 So. 2d 12 (Ala. 1988)

4 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 892; 1988 Ala. LEXIS 694

Shores, Torbert, Jones, Adams, Steagall

Opinion of the Court

SHORES, Justice.

These two petitions for writ of mandamus raise the same issue: Is a party entitled to a jury trial in a retaliatory discharge action provided for in § 25-5-11.1, Code of Alabama 1975?

This question was answered in the affirmative by this Court’s extended opinion in Twilley v. Daubert Coated Products, Inc., 536 So.2d 1364 (Ala. 1988) (on rehearing).

Accordingly, in Ex parte Jackson the writ is granted; and in Ex parte American Cast Iron Pipe Co. the writ is denied.

87-1512 WRIT GRANTED.

88-6 WRIT DENIED.

TORBERT, C.J., and JONES, ADAMS and STEAGALL, JJ., concur.

Reference

Full Case Name: Ex Parte Linda Jackson. (In Re Linda Jackson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Company). Ex Parte American Cast Iron Pipe Company. (In Re Kenneth A. Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company).
Status: Published