Jones v. Gilstrap

Cureton, Judge:

In this action the appellant Portia Harriett Jones (Jones) sued her former employer, the Pickens County Treasurer (Treasurer), for breach of her employment contract with the Treasurer and County.1 The trial judge sustained the Treasurer’s demurrer to her complaint. We affirm.

The issue raised on appeal is whether Jones states a cause of action in her complaint. In her first cause of action, Jones alleges she was an employee of the Treasurer’s office with an expectation of continued employment; that a dispute arose between her and the Treasurer over the proper method of stamping…