Legal Opinion
Gilmartin v. KVTV-CHANNEL 13
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
Decided December 23, 1998No. 04-98-00151-CVPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CATHERINE STONE, Justice.
Robert Gilmartin challenges the granting of a motion for summary judgment. Gilmar- tin filed causes of action for breach of contract, wrongful termination, breach of promise of job security, intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and promissory es-toppel. Because we do not find that a formal agreement was made sufficient to modify at-will employment, we affirm the trial court’s granting of the motion for summary judgment.
Factual Background
In August of 1989, Vann Kennedy, acting as an agent of KVTV, offered Robert Gilmar-tin a job as station…
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