Karnes v. Doctors Hospital

I

It is the contention of appellant that the trial court erred in granting appellee’s motion to dismiss and motion for summary judgment. In this regard, appellant maintains that there exist genuine issues of material fact regarding the nature of her employment relationship with appellee. The first two counts of appellant’s complaint contain allegations which propound a contractual theory of recovery. In essence, these allegations advance the view that the employee handbook at issue constituted an employment contract which was subsequently breached by appellee.

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