Opinion

Sterling Drug, Inc. v. Oxford

  • 294 Ark. 239
  • 743 S.W.2d 380
  • 3 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1060
  • 1988 Ark. LEXIS 17
Court
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Filed
Jan 19, 1988
Status
Published
On the bench
Holt, Hickman, Hays, Purtle, Dudley
Cited by
143 cases

holding that A.C.A. § 5-53-112 (1987) illustrates that there is an established public policy favoring citizen informants or crime fighters

How later courts described this case

  • holding that A.C.A. § 5-53-112 (1987) illustrates that there is an established public policy favoring citizen informants or crime fighters
  • noting the length of time that the conduct occurred and stating that in the Hess case, we based our decision in part on the fact that Hess’ actions continued over a two year time span
  • upholding constructive discharge judgment where a corporate employer engaged in a continuous campaign to force an employee to resign over an 18 month period after the employee reported pricing violations to a governmental agency
  • recognizing that “the public policy of a state is found in its constitution and statutes”

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Supplemental Opinion on Denial of Rehearing

April 4, 1988

Per Curiam. Petition for rehearing is denied.

Purtle, J., dissents. Dudley, J., would grant rehearing.

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