Legal Opinion
Benoit v. Polysar Gulf Coast, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 12, 1987No. 09 86 120 CVPublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKSHIRE, Justice.
Wrongful discharge case. The Appellant pleaded that he was wrongfully terminated because the company failed to suspend him on account of excessive absenteeism for a period of three days before actually firing Appellant. Benoit conceded that the single basis for his lawsuit was this:
“Q ... Do you have any other complaints against the company besides the fact that you did not receive, technically, a suspension before you were discharged?
“A. No, sir.”
Appellant also conceded that he did not have a written contract of employment.
“Q ... Mr. Benoit, you’ve had a chance to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Webber v. M.W. Kellogg Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Molder v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1983
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