Legal Opinion
Dray v. New Market Poultry Products, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 17, 1999No. Record 981767PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton
This is another case in which an employee seeks to create an exception to the Commonwealth’s established employment-at-will doctrine in order to pursue a common-law claim for wrongful discharge.
In August 1997, appellant April L. Dray, the employee, filed a motion for judgment against appellee New Market Poultry Products, Inc., the employer, seeking damages for alleged wrongful termination of her employment. The employer filed a demurrer, which the trial court sustained in a May 1998 “Opinion and Order.” The employee appeals.
Because a demurrer, which tests the legal sufficiency of the motion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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