Legal Opinion
Hooks v. Gibson
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 16, 1992PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
Plaintiffs, Dispatcher-Jailor and a Deputy Sheriff, who were summarily discharged by defendant Sheriff, sought reinstatement to their positions on the basis they were terminated in violation of a policies and procedures manual governing their employment. Following an evidentiary hearing, the Trial Court found the “policies and procedures manual did not become a part of the contract of employment between the plaintiffs and the defendant”. His analysis was:
“The Policy And Procedures Manual does not contain any reference that the policies and procedures contained in the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Whittaker v. Care-More, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
- Graves v. Anchor Wire Corp. of TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Crenshaw v. Bozeman Deaconess HospitalMontana Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ussery v. City of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
- Michael King v. TFE, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
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