Dobson v. Metro Label Corp.
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROWE, Justice.
Ron Dobson sued Metro Label Corporation for wrongful discharge under an employment contract. The trial court granted Metro Label’s motion for summary judgment without stating any grounds for the ruling. On appeal in a single point of error, Dobson contends that the summary judgment is improper because he submitted proof that there was an enforceable contract of employment which permitted termination only for good cause. We disagree with Dobson’s contention and affirm the summary judgment.
According to Dobson’s pleadings, Metro Label hired him on July 14, 1987, to be its…
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