Legal Opinion
Seneca Knitting Mills Corp. v. Wilkes
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 23, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: The court erred in denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment dismissing defendant’s tenth counterclaim. Defendant was an at-will employee since his employment was of unspecified duration, and as such, plaintiff had the unqualified right to discharge defendant for any reason other than a constitutionally impermissible purpose, a statutory proscription, or an express limitation in the individual contract of employment (see, Matter of Tyson v Hess, 109 AD2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- In re U. S. Pioneer Electronics Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Zimmerman v. Nassau HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Tiranno v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Tyson v. HessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by6 opinions
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- In re Love Canal ActionsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Brooks v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Cabell County Commission and Beth Thompson v. Joseph WhittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2019
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