Legal Opinion
Adams v. Hercules, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1980No. 35237PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Hercules, Inc. v. Adams, 150 Ga. App. 223 (257 SE2d 289) (1979), wherein it was held that a company handbook delivered to a new employee when hired, which furnished incomplete information concerning the company’s voluntary compensation plan contained in a master employment agreement, would bind the company if it did not contain adequate notice that the employee should consult the agreement. The Court of Appeals held that the issue of adequacy of the notice in the handbook of the existence of a master agreement remained in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Voigt v. South Side Laundry & Dry Cleaners, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1964
- Fields v. Western Equipment Co. of EugeneOregon Supreme Court · 1970
- Gillette v. Heinrich Motors, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Hercules, Inc. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
3Cited by18 opinions
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