Martin v. Hale Products, Inc.

CERCONE, President Judge Emeritus.

This is an appeal from an order that granted summary judgment in favor of appellee, Hale Products, Inc. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.

The trial court has summarized the factual and procedural predicate of this case in the following apt manner:

Barbara Martin [appellant] filed a complaint against her former employer, Hale, on April 24, 1995 claiming breach of contract in Count I, promissory estoppel in Count II, and fraudulent misrepresentation in Count III.

Barbara Martin was hired by Hale as a Director of Production Planning on May 2, 1994.…