Thurston v. Box Elder County

STEWART, Justice:

Plaintiff Archie Thurston appeals from a district court order granting summary judgment to defendant Box Elder County. Thurston, a former county employee, claims that his termination pursuant to a county-wide reduction in force (“RIF”) violated the Box Elder County Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual (“Manual”), which governed his employment. We reverse and remand.

On an appeal from a summary judgment, we construe the evidentiary material submitted on the motion and all reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom in a light most favorable to the party opposing the motion.…