Legal Opinion
Maxwell v. Ross Hyden Motors, Inc.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided June 24, 1986No. 8663PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARCIA, Judge.
Carroll Dean Maxwell (plaintiff), an at-will automobile salesman with Ross Hyden Motors (defendant), was terminated from his employment. Plaintiff filed suit alleging that he had been fired “willfully, wrongfully, maliciously, and in bad faith * * * without just cause and for no legitimate business reason.”
While plaintiff’s complaint was pending in the district court, we issued a decision in Vigil v. Arzola, 102 N.M. 682, 699 P.2d 613 (Ct.App.1983), rev’d, in part, 101 N.M. 687, 687 P.2d 1038 (1984), which recognized a cause of action for wrongful discharge in particular…
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