Linda Aiello v. United Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellee, Linda Aiello, had been employed by United Air Lines for 18 years until she was discharged in February 1984. She brought suit for breach of a work contract which she claims entitled her to be discharged only upon a showing of good cause. A jury verdict found that she was working under an express contract and also an implied contract and that she had been discharged without good cause. A damage judgment was rendered on the verdict, and appellant, United Air Lines, appeals.
Appellee was originally hired by the appellant in New York and has worked for…
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