Legal Opinion

Tourville v. Inter-Ocean Insurance

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 4, 1986No. 00530PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal is from summary judgment against plaintiff in a civil suit for wrongful discharge. Appellant contends that there were sufficient factual allegations to go to trial on the issue of wrongful discharge. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm.

Facts

Appellant was an insurance broker for appellee before he fell ill. During his hospitalization an employee of appellee came to his house and collected his business records; justifying this to his wife with the statement that he was dying. Appellant did not fulfill this prophecy, but returned home. His former clients were then told…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Geary v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Yaindl v. Ingersoll-Rand Co. Standard Pump-Aldrich DivisionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. American Bank & Trust Co. v. Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  4. Cisco v. United Parcel Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Hugee v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  4. Rinehimer v. Luzerne County Community CollegeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Yetterant v. Ward Trucking Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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