Legal Opinion
Robert W. Perks v. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 31, 1979No. 79-1561PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ZIEGLER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Robert W. Perks, was an employee at will of defendant, Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (Firestone) until discharged on January 31, 1977. Plaintiff filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, alleging that the discharge was unlawful because it violated the “clear mandate of public policy” of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as articulated in Geary v. United States Steel Gorp., 456 Pa. 171, 319 A.2d 174 (1974). 1 The complaint was removed to a federal forum 2 and the district court entered summary…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Frampton v. Central Indiana Gas CompanyIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
- Petermann v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 396California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Nees v. HocksOregon Supreme Court · 1975
- Monge v. Beebe Rubber Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
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3Cited by120 opinions
- Pierce v. Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1980
- William N. Clark v. Modern Group Ltd. John F. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Adler v. American Standard Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Parnar v. Americana Hotels, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1982
- Arroyo v. Rattan Specialties, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1986
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