Legal Opinion
Gray v. Citizens Bank of Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 13, 1992No. 90-1021PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
On this appeal from an order dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, Super.Ct.Civ.R. 12(c) (1991), plaintiff asks us to create a novel exception to the general rule in the District of Columbia that an at-will employee may not sue a former employer in tort for wrongful discharge. Recently, this court adopted “a very narrow exception to the at-will doctrine under which a discharged at-will employee may sue his or her former employer for wrongful discharge when the sole reason for the discharge is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sydney O. Hall v. Claude A. FordCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Sorrells v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros., Miller & Rhoads, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- McBryde v. Amoco Oil Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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- Nolting v. National Capital Group, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Smith v. Union Labor Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
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