Vander Toorn v. City of Grand Rapids

This case arises from plaintiff’s discharge from his position as building maintenance supervisor at the Blandford Nature Center, which is part of the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Plaintiff was a non-union, non-civil service employee of defendant City of Grand Rapids and his immediate supervisor was defendant Mary Jane Dockeray, Director of Blandford Nature Center. Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order of the circuit court dismissing all counts of his amended complaint. We reverse.

One of the counts alleged in plaintiff’s amended complaint was that of breach of contract by defendant city…