Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Allied Stores Corp.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 7, 1989No. 9123-6-IIIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, C.J.
—Jolene M. Grimes appeals a summary judgment dismissing her action for wrongful termination against her former employer, Allied Stores Corporation, d/b/a The Bon Marche. We hold that because Ms. Grimes agreed when she was hired to a terminable-at-will status, she could not justifiably rely upon her interpretation of The Bon's personnel policy manual, that it provides for discharge only for cause. Thus, we affirm the summary judgment.
Ms. Grimes contends she relied on pages 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 of The Bon's personnel policy manual which The Bon had posted in the employees' lunchroom and which…
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