Legal Opinion
McCone v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 7, 1984PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of a Superior Court judge allowing the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6), 365 Mass. 754 (1974). 2 We transferred the appeal to this court on our own motion. The plaintiffs argue that the complaint should not have been dismissed because it alleged facts sufficient to support three claims: breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in an employment-at-will contract; defamation; and deceit. 3 We affirm.
Under Mass. R. Civ. P. 12 (b) (6), the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Nader v. CitronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Fortune v. National Cash Register Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Gram v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Bratt v. International Business MacHines Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by102 opinions
- Cochran v. Quest Software, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Foley v. Polaroid Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Sands v. Ridefilm Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Harrison v. NetCentric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
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