Legal Opinion
Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 27, 1987No. 12891PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
This appeal involves claims of an employee that he was wrongfully discharged despite assurances of lifelong employment so long as his performance remained satisfactory. The plaintiff, Thomas *192P. Finley, brought an action in three counts against the defendant, Aetna Life & Casualty Company, alleging that the defendant’s termination of his employment was wrongful because of: (1) breach of express contract; (2) promissory estoppel; and (3) breach of an implied covenant of good faith. Following a jury trial, the trial court, Missal, J., granted the defendant’s motion for directed verdicts on the…
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