Legal Opinion
Dumas v. Kessler & Maguire Funeral Home, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided January 21, 1986No. C6-85-1608PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LESLIE, Judge.
John Dumas appeals from a summary judgment determining that he was an at-will employee of Kessler & Maguire Funeral Home, Inc. We affirm.
FACTS
John Dumas began working for the Kes-sler & Maguire Funeral Home in June 1953. His employment agreement was oral, and did not provide for a definite term of employment.
Dumas was discharged on January 4, 1983, and in October 1983 he commenced the present action against the funeral home for wi’ongful termination of employment. He alleged that his employment contract had included implicit promises and covenants that he would only be…
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