Legal Opinion
Nordling v. Northern States Power Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided December 27, 1991No. C7-90-1499, CX-90-1500PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
In this case we decide that an employee who is in-house attorney for his corporate employer is not, by reason of the attorney-client relationship, precluded from making a claim against the employer for wrongful discharge. We conclude, also, that plaintiff’s claim for tortious interference be returned to the trial court for further consideration.
Plaintiff-appellant Gale K. Nordling began working for defendant-respondent Northern States Power Company (NSP) in 1971 as an engineer. While working, he also attended law school with NSP’s help and in 1975 became a duly licensed…
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