Legal Opinion
Jorge VEGA and Eusebio Leon, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. KODAK CARIBBEAN, LTD., Defendant, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 24, 1993No. 93-1156PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
William Shakespeare once wrote that “parting is such sweet sorrow.” In this case, which requires us to mull the circumstances under which an employee’s “early retirement” can be considered a “constructive discharge,” plaintiffs’ parting with their longtime employer proved more sorrowful than sweet. When plaintiffs sued, the district court added to their pain, granting the employer’s motion for summary judgment. 807 F.Supp. 872. We can offer little comfort.
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BACKGROUND
Consistent with the method of Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, we draw upon the undisputed facts to set the stage for what…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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