Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. Universal Development Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1997No. D022653PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.
In this wrongful discharge case, Jeffrey Jacobs alleges Universal Development Corporation (UDC) 1 and managerial employees Robert Cross and Herbert Palmtag contravened public policy by firing him after he refused to participate in a rebate program which violated federal lending laws. Jacobs appeals from the granting of defense summary judgment motions in which the court found Cross and Palmtag had no individual liability for the tort, and that Jacobs—through his earlier participation in and profit from UDC’s illegal rebate program—was in pari delicto with UDC and…
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