Legal Opinion
McClanahan v. Remington Freight Lines, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 6, 1988No. 79S02-8801-CV-12PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Today we revisit the question of the continued vitality of the employment at will doctrine. The issue turns on whether an employee fired for refusing to commit an illegal act for which he would be personally liable has a cause of action against his employer. We believe such an exception to the employment at will doctrine is appropriate under these facts.
Appellant John H. McClanahan started work in November 1981 for an indefinite term as an interstate truck driver for ap-pellee Remington Freight Lines, Inc. Remington Freight is an Indiana business with headquarters in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Parnar v. Americana Hotels, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1982
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