Lee v. City of Gadsden
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
The issue presented by this case is whether the trial court erred in entering a summary judgment for the defendant, the City of Gadsden ("the City"), against the plaintiff, Larry Joe Lee, in a breach of contract action based on an alleged implied employment contract for a specified term.
After a careful review of the record, we are convinced that Lee failed to meet his burden of showing that his employment contract was other than one terminable at will. The judgment of the trial court is, therefore, due to be affirmed.
In January 1985, Lee was hired by the City as an "Equipment Operator I"1 for…
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