Legal Opinion
Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 1, 1985No. 2599PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
This appeal raises three issues involving employment contracts for an indefinite period: (1) whether the statute of frauds applies to this type of contract, precluding the use of evidence of oral promises made by the employer to the employee; (2) the extent to which statements contained in an employer’s personnel manual can be the basis for a finding that a contract exists between employer and employee altering the traditional at will employment relationship; and (3) the extent to which a cause of action exists, based on the theory of promissory estoppel, binding the employer to promises on…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue ShieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Weiner v. McGraw-Hill, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Pine River State Bank v. MettilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Magnan v. Anaconda Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Duldulao v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- D'Ulisse-Cupo v. Board of Directors of Notre Dame High SchoolSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Finley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Torosyan v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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