Hartman v. Golden State Drilling
Respondent Duane Hartman was employed as a pipe racker by appellant Golden State Drilling Inc. (Golden State). After Hartmans employment ended, he sued Golden State for wrongful termination and intentional infliction of emotional distress. A jury awarded him $44,000 on his intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) claim, and $56,000 on his wrongful termination claim. In a special verdict, the jury expressly found that Golden State had not actually discharged Hartman from employment, but that he had been constructively discharged by being subjected to working conditions so intolerable that a reasonable person in [his] position would have had no reasonable alternative except to resign. The trial court entered judgment accordingly.
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