Legal Opinion
Kardon v. Portare
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 17, 1976No. 118PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MANDERINO, Justice.
In June of 1972, appellant, Salvatore Portare, was discharged from his employment at Kardon Industries, Inc., and advised that his share of a certain profit sharing plan was being forfeited. Such forfeiture was permissible under the plan if the employee was discharged for:
“ . . . dishonesty, disclosing trade secrets, gross insubordination, gross inefficiency, commission of a felony, or any wilful act committed with the intent of injuring [the company] . .
Relying on provisions of the profit sharing trust agreement in effect at the time, appellant filed a demand for…
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