Legal Opinion
Borden v. Amoco Coastwise Trading Co.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 18, 1997No. CIV. A. G-96-533PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KENT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a former captain of an oceangoing tug and barge unit, brings this wrongful discharge case under the public policy exception to the employment-at-will doctrine. Plaintiff was terminated on January 4, 1996, allegedly because he refused to sail in the face of two storms on two different occasions. Plaintiff filed suit in this Court on September 6, 1996. Now before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment of Oe tober 24, 1997. For the reasons that follow, Defendant’s Motion is DENIED.
7. FACTUAL SUMMARY
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