Gassmann v. Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Inc.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Six, J.:

This case concerns application of the after-acquired evidence doctrine to a wrongful discharge case involving breach of implied contract and not raising public policy concerns. The district court granted defendant Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, Inc/s (Good Samaritan) motion for summary judgment against plaintiff Peggy Gassmanris petition for wrongful discharge, applying the after-acquired evidence doctrine. The doctrine had never been adopted by any Kansas appellate court. The Court of Appeals decided that the after-acquired…