Legal Opinion
Miller v. Sevamp, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 25, 1987No. Record 831528PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
This appeal presents two questions: whether a contract of employment was for a term of fixed duration or terminable at will, and whether the tort of “retaliatory discharge” is generally actionable in Virginia.
I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
We granted this appeal to an order sustaining a demurrer to a motion for judgment which had been amplified by a bill of particulars. The following factual recital is, therefore, limited to the contents of those pleadings. Kaye Miller, the plaintiff, was employed by the Southeastern Virginia Areawide Model Program, also known as SEVAMP, Inc., an organization…
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