Legal Opinion
Hailey v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided December 19, 1984No. 84-5111-CV-SW-0PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDERS ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS
ROSS T. ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an over-the-road truck driver, seeks damages from defendant, a trucking company, based upon the latter’s alleged failure to honor a commitment to transfer plaintiff to its Baxter Springs, Kansas terminal. In reliance upon that commitment, plaintiff asserts, he terminated his employment at defendant’s Phoenix, Arizona terminal and moved to Joplin, Missouri — near Baxter Springs — only to be informed, shortly after arrival in Joplin, that the commitment would not be honored.
The matter comes…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Barbara B. Sack v. V. T. Low, Doing Business as a Partnership Under the Name of Bear, Stearns & Co., and Richard W. SilvermanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Jepson v. StubbsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Krug v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1967
- Kincheloe v. FarmerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Chemical Workers Basic Union Local No. 1744 v. Arnold Savings BankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re Atlantic Fin. Mgt., Inc. SEC. LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
- Allen v. PittmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1988
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