Legal Opinion
Ben J. Friedman v. Brw, Inc. Craig A. Amundsen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 17, 1994No. 94-1067PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*295LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Ben J. Friedman, an architect and city planner, accepted a salaried position with BRW, Inc. (BRW), and moved from Boston to the Twin Cities. He was terminated after twenty months and now appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and fraud under Minnesota law. The principal issue is whether BRWs offer of “permanent” employment meant that Friedman could only be terminated for cause. We affirm.
Friedman contacted BRW in January of 1989, seeking employment after losing his job with a firm in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pine River State Bank v. MettilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Hunt v. IBM Mid America Employees Federal Credit UnionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Grouse v. Group Health Plan, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- Eklund v. Vincent Brass and Aluminum Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Corum v. Farm Credit ServicesDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1986
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