Court Opinion

ID: 9932657
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 18:41:02.506981+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:54:59.038202
License: Public Domain

I concur specially to point out that this issue has been indirectly addressed by our Supreme Court in Macon v.Huntsville Utilities, 613 So.2d 318 (Ala. 1992). In that case, our Supreme Court held that the statutory cap of $100,000 applicable to suits against a municipality (Ala. Code 1975, §11-93-2) did not apply to damages awarded in a suit by a municipal employee who alleged wrongful termination after filing a workmen's compensation claim. While that Court did not specifically address the issue as presented in the instant case, it is apparent that the Court recognized the employee's right to maintain an action for retaliatory discharge pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 25-5-11.1.