Legal Opinion
George B. Dickinson v. Auto Center Manufacturing Company and John W. McLeod
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1983No. 82-2051PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The defendants, Auto Center Manufacturing Company (Auto Center) and the corporation president, McLeod, appeal from the granting of a motion for summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Dickinson, a discharged employee, and awarding him damages for the purported breach of an oral employment contract. After two prior appeals to this court, Auto Center and McLeod now attempt to raise the following defenses and objections to the judgment: (1) applicability of the Texas or Florida statute of frauds to bar enforcement of the oral contract, (2) lack of authority on the part of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Impossible Electronics Techniques, Inc. v. Wackenhut Protective Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Morley Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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