Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Snap-On Tools Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided March 8, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-0443-RPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SPENCER, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on Snap-on Tools Corporation’s (“Snap-on”) motion for summary judgment. In his amended complaint, Robert L. Sullivan (“Sullivan”) seeks damages for the alleged breach of his employment contract. The dispositive issue presented is whether Sullivan’s employment contract with Snap-on contained a just cause provision which removed him from an employment at will status. For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes that Sullivan was merely an at will employee. Snap-on’s motion for summary judgment will therefore be…
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- David K. Pratt and Teri D. Pratt v. Brown MacHine Company, a Division of John Brown, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1950
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