Legal Opinion
Chappell v. Southern Maryland Hospital, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided September 5, 1990No. 148 September Term, 1989PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
In Adler v. American Standard Corp., 291 Md. 31, 47, 432 A.2d 464 (1981), we recognized that a tort action for abusive or wrongful discharge of an at-will employee could in a proper case arise in Maryland “when the motivation for the discharge contravenes some clear mandate of public policy.” The case now before us involves an action filed by Robert L. Chappell against the Southern Maryland Hospital (SMH) to recover compensatory and punitive damages for his alleged “unjust discharge” from employment as Director of Personnel at SMH.
The complaint was filed on November 23,…
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