Johnson v. S. E. Nichols, Inc.

By JUDGE JOSHUA L. ROBINSON

The question presented by the demurrer is whether the Motion for Judgment states a cause of action in tort for retaliatory discharge of an employee at will in contravention of a substantial public policy. The Court is of the opinion that it does not and the demurrer will be sustained.

The Motion for Judgment alleges that the plaintiff was employed as a security officer or store detective at defendant’s retail store from October 1982 until December 1983 when she was discharged. She alleges that she violated no established store policy but that her entirely proper…