Legal Opinion
Wanamaker v. Columbian Rope Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 10, 1997No. 159, Docket 95-9246PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Columbian Rope Company (“Columbian”) hired Giles Wanamaker twenty-three years ago as in-house counsel. There was neither a formal employment contract, nor a definite term of employment, although there was a written agreement that, if a decision to terminate should be made, Columbian would *464retain Wanamaker on the payroll for six months. Wanamaker claims, however, that he was given oral assurances when he started that he was hired for a “career position.”
In the early 1980’s, Columbian suffered a severe economic downturn. From 1980 to 1987 it decreased its workforce…
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