Webber v. M.W. Kellogg Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERTSON, Justice.
This appeal, in a wrongful discharge case, is from a summary judgment in favor of appellee, defendant in the trial court. The issue is whether there was a written contract of employment limiting the right to terminate the employment. We find there was not and affirm.
Appellant, an attorney and engineer, responded to a newspaper advertisement for an engineer/attorney position with appellee compaily. He was subsequently employed and began his duties as a regulatory attorney in January 1977. He was notified in February 1979 that effective August 31, 1979, his employment…
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