Opinion ID: 76798
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Eberhardt's Alleged Retaliation

Text: 20 On March 9, 2000, Higdon went to the Trade Port office to retrieve her processed titles. Higdon testified that Eberhardt informed Higdon that she could not be at Trade Port because it was not her assigned day. After Higdon explained her new position and Eberhardt reviewed the titles Higdon had that day, Eberhardt told Higdon that she could come into the office on any day of the week because Higdon now worked for a single automobile dealer. Eberhardt admits that she made this accusation without first checking Higdon's paperwork. Higdon testified that the conversation was civil, but the way she did it in front of others was embarrassing. 21 Higdon testified that similar incidents occurred on two other occasions. Eberhardt confronted Higdon about not being at the Trade Port office on the correct day. On one occasion, Eberhardt told Higdon that Eberhardt had been told that Higdon was working for other dealers. After Eberhardt checked Higdon's paperwork, Eberhardt allowed her to continue processing titles on any day of the week. Eberhardt did not apologize for the confusion, although Higdon contends, she was rude, short and to the point. Eberhardt was not condescending or belligerent, however, and did not use any off-color language or curse. 22 Higdon left the commercial title business at the end of 2000. Higdon began working as a real estate agent in May 2001, and she currently works in that position.