Legal Opinion
French v. GTE Communication Systems Corp.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 13, 1988No. Civ. 6124PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an employee termination case.
In October 1983 the plaintiff, Michael P. French, was offered and accepted employment with GTE Business Communication Systems, Inc. (GTE) in Huntsville, Alabama. At the time of the acceptance, Mr. French was living in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thus, his acceptance of GTE’s employment offer required the sale of his home in Indiana and the purchase of a home in Alabama.
Included in GTE’s employment offer was a mortgage interest rate differential (MIRD) payment plan designed to alleviate some of the costs associated with Mr. French’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Fountain v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. LancasterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Arrington v. Working Woman's HomeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- McClendon v. City of BoazSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Middleton v. Hartford Acc. & Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Ex Parte FrenchSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Burnsed v. City of EvergreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Burnsed v. City of EvergreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- French v. GTE Communication SystemsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- French v. GTE Communication Systems Corp.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1990