Legal Opinion
Walker v. Northern San Diego County Hospital District
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 16, 1982No. Civ. 24535PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
Defendant Palomar Memorial Hospital (Palomar) summarily fired plaintiff Ruth Walker from her position as head nurse on October 19, 1978. Walker brought this action, charging she was wrongfully discharged without cause and without a pretermination hearing. The case was tried before a jury and after both sides rested, the court granted a defense motion for nonsuit as to the individual defendants. The court then found as a matter of law that Palomar did not need cause to fire Walker and granted Palomar’s motion for a directed verdict in favor of the remaining defendants. The…
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