Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. First Baptist Elderly Housing Foundation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 22, 1989No. 87-369PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAVORATO, Justice.
The First Baptist Elderly Housing Foundation, d/b/a Elsie Mason Manor (Manor), terminated the employment of Margie Sue Sobotka (formerly Margie Sue Hamilton). She sued the Manor on three theories: (1) sex discrimination, (2) breach of an employment contract, and (3) violation of public policy. The district court concluded that Margie had failed to prove any of the three theories. She appealed from this decision, and we transferred the case to the court of appeals. Because the court of appeals was equally divided, the district court’s judgment was affirmed by operation of…
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