Legal Opinion
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. v. Dexter
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided March 17, 2003No. 02-42PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KITE, Justice.
[¶ 1] Life Care Centers of America, Inc. d/b/a Westview Health Care Center (Life Care) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Margo Dexter after a trial to the court on her claims for breach of employment contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. We hold the trial court incorrectly applied Sanchez v. Life Care Centers of America, Inc., 855 P.2d 1256 (Wyo.1993), to find the employee handbook created an implied contract as a matter of law. However, under the circumstances of this particular case and for purposes of deciding the other issues…
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