Legal Opinion · Dissent

Carl v. Children's Hospital

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided April 10, 1995No. 93-CV-1476Published

1Dissent

MACK,

Senior Judge, dissenting:

I would consider the merits of appellant’s allegation that she had been discharged by appellee in violation of public policy. I would remind my colleagues first as to the law and the facts. We are all in agreement today that, in reviewing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, we accept the plaintiffs allegations as true; it necessarily follows that we are considering whether Ms. Carl can be lawfully fired because she testified before the Council of the District of Columbia and appeared in District of Columbia Courts as…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Flesner v. Technical Communications Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  2. Palmateer v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  4. Nees v. HocksOregon Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991

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