Burkholder v. Hutchison

TAMILIA, Judge:

This appeal comes to us from the judgment entered following the Order of January 2, 1990, sustaining defendants’ preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer. We are now called upon by appellant to consider extending the scope of the public policy exception to the at-will employment doctrine.1

Appellant commenced this action by writ of summons issued December 30, 1988. On or about March 2, 1989, appellant filed a complaint averring that she was employed as secretary/treasurer for St. Thomas Township and in 1986 and 1987, defendants Hutchison and Scott were two of the three…