Shaw v. Smith

TAYLOR, Justice.

Appellant, Laurie J. Shaw (Shaw), accepted employment with a California corporation, Smith, Gosnell, Nicholson & Associates (SGN), at the request of its president and major shareholder, Crayton Smith (Smith). Several years later, Shaw began a live-in relationship with Smith that lasted for over nine years. When Shaw was removed from Smith’s household and later terminated from her job, she filed claims against Smith for breach of express and implied contract and unjust enrichment, and a claim against SGN for wrongful termination. The district court dismissed SGN, ruling the…