Frederick v. American Hardware Supply Co.

DEL SOLE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting partial summary judgment in favor of Appellee corporation, American Hardware Co. [American]. In count one of their complaint, Appellants, employees of American, claimed that American had breached an implied contract of employment by wrongfully discharging them. American filed a motion for summary judgment and the trial court granted the motion on this contract issue, and denied the motion as to the other counts in the complaint.

The trial court held that an earlier decision of the Unemployment Compensation referee denying compensation…