Legal Opinion
Smith-Pfeffer v. Superintendent of the Walter E. Fernald State School
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 16, 1989PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
At issue is whether the termination of the plaintiff’s at-will employment by the defendant was in violation of public policy, thus, subjecting the defendant to liability. A jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals, claiming that the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, is insufficient, as a matter of law, to warrant a verdict for the plaintiff. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We agree with the defendant that he was entitled to a directed verdict or, in the alternative, the allowance of his motion for judgment…
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