Legal Opinion

Nagle v. Shearson Lehman Bros.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 9, 1993PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Beverly S. Cohen, J.), entered March 26, 1991, which, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff’s first cause of action, sounding in breach of contract, was properly dismissed as the documentary evidence demonstrates that the proposed employment relationship was one that was "at will,” and thus terminable by either party at any time for any reason or no reason (see, Wieder v Skala, 80 NY2d 628, 633). Nor does the documentary evidence support a claim for a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Wieder v. SkalaNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Chase v. United HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Minovici v. Belkin BVAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. Tannehill v. Paul Stuart, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Country Pointe at Dix Hills Home Owners Ass'n v. Beechwood OrganizationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  4. Elite Investigations, Ltd. v. St. Regis Hotel Joint VentureAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. Minovici v. Belkin BVAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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