Legal Opinion
Thomas H. Egan v. Wells Fargo Alarm Services, Also Known as Baker Protective Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1994No. 93-2963PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Thomas H. Egan, a former employee of Wells Fargo Alarm Services, brought this action for damages, reinstatement and other relief alleging that Wells Fargo, although authorized to terminate Egan for excessive absence under his union collective bargaining agreement, actually discharged him in retaliation for whistle blowing activity in violation of Missouri’s public policy exception to the at-will employment doctrine. 1
The district court 2 summarily rejected Egan’s complaint, determining that as a matter of law Egan worked as a contract employee under a union…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Midgett v. Sackett-Chicago, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1985
- Norris v. Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1992
- Gary L. Lamb v. Briggs Manufacturing, a Division of the Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Stuart A. Rafos v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Rsbi Aerospace, Inc. v. Affiliated Fm Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Luethans v. Washington UniversitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995
- Gerald G. Roth Logan M. Ammon v. Sawyer-Cleator Lumber Company, Employee Stock Ownership Plan Charles J. Sawyer Clifford E. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- African American Voting Rights Legal Defense Fund, Inc. v. VillaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Educational Employees Credit Union, a Missouri Credit Union v. Mutual Guaranty Corporation, a Tennessee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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