Legal Opinion
Land v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 26, 1973No. 48532PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Presiding Judge.
R. F. Land, Jr., formerly employed by appellee Delta Air Lines, Inc. (hereinafter, "Delta”) as a freight service agent at a salary of $156 per week, paid twice monthly, brought a $1 million damage suit against Delta for wrongful discharge alleging that Delta had breached an oral contract with him for his employment for the term of his natural life or until his retirement. Land appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for Delta on grounds that no such lifetime employment contract had been made adequately to appear.
Though the record reflects that Land’s…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lambert v. Georgia Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
- Matthews v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Elliott v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Smith v. Chicopee Manufacturing Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Snyder v. Savannah Union Station Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
3Cited by25 opinions
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- James A. Warren v. Dave CrawfordCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Ely v. Stratoflex, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Simpson Consulting, Inc. v. Barclays Bank PLCCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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