Legal Opinion
Shirlee L. Hamann v. Gates Chevrolet, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1990No. 89-2465PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
Indiana is an “employment at will” state. See, e.g., Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. Brant, 489 N.E.2d 933, 934 (Ind.1986); Ryan v. J.C. Penney Co., 627 F.2d 836 (7th Cir.1980). Generally, employers may terminate employees for no cause whatsoever or for any cause at all without incurring liability. E.g., Call v. Scott Brass, Inc., 553 N.E.2d 1225, 1227 (Ind.Ct.App.1990); Lawson v. Haven Hubbard Homes, Inc., 551 N.E.2d 855, 860 (Ind.Ct.App.1990); Wilmington v. Harvest Ins. Cos., 521 N.E.2d 953, 955 (Ind.Ct.App.1988); Rice v. Grant County Board of Comm’rs, 472 N.E.2d…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Robert H. Palucki v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Collins v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1553, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,422 Carl Rucker, Cross-Appellee v. Higher Educational Aids Board, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- McClanahan v. Remington Freight Lines, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1988
- Judith Klein v. Trustees of Indiana University and Nancy BucklesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by29 opinions
- David Goetzke v. Ferro Corporation and Crawford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Markley Enterprises, Inc. v. GroverIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- Mark A. Mack v. Great Dane Trailers, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Smeigh v. Johns Manville, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Powdertech, Inc. v. JoganicIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
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