Wrongful termination trial against Pike Fiscal Court gets underway
Channel: Mountain Top News
Date: 2017-03-06

Attorneys began presenting a long-running dispute between a former Pike County road foreman and several county officials to a jury today, as trial got underway in a wrongful discharge lawsuit. The members of the Pike County Fiscal Court who were named as defendants in the case, including Judge-Executive Bill Deskins, were all present for today's court action. Magistrate Jeff Anderson was not named as a defendant in the case and was not present for the trial's opening. 
EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson sat in for the beginning of the trial. He has details on the arguments each side will present over the next few days.