Schoff v. Combined Insurance Co. of America

TERNUS, Justice.

Plaintiff, Ronald Dean Schoff, appeals an adverse summary judgment ruling on his claim for damages filed against his former employer, defendant, Combined Insurance Company of America. He asserts the district court erroneously held that he could not base his claim on a theory of promissory estoppel because he was an at-will employee. He also alleges error in the district court’s rejection of his theory of negligent training and supervision. We affirm.

I. Scope of Review.

Summary judgment under Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 237(c) is appropriate only when there are no genuine…