Maus v. Marathon Petroleum Co.

Terry Maus brought an action against his former employer, Marathon Petroleum Company, and acting subforeman, Paul Wilson, for wrongful termination and breach of employment contract. The jury found for the defendants. We reverse and remand with directions.

Terry Maus began working for Marathon in 1970. Sometime in late January or early February 1983, Maus approached his supervisor, foreman Jack Blankenbecker, and asked to be scheduled off work for the two days preceding his vacation of March 14-21, 1983. Blankenbecker replied that this did not seem to be a problem and posted a note to try to…