Legal Opinion
Soentgen v. Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 21, 1991No. Civ. 900170PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESCHKE, Justice.
Mary Louise Soentgen appealed from a summary judgment dismissing her suit for defamation and wrongful discharge against Quain & Ramstad Clinic (Q & R), Medcen-ter One, and Terrance G. Brosseau, individually and as an agent of Medcenter One, and awarding attorney’s fees to the defen dants. We affirm the summary judgment and reverse the attorney’s fees.
Q & R hired Soentgen as a neonatologist in 1982. In 1984, Q & R and Soentgen executed a written employment contract for a five-year term from September 1, 1984 through August 31, 1989. The contract said that Q & R could terminate…
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