DeBruin v. St. Patrick Congregation

¶ 40. {concurring). This is an employment contract dispute that centers on the contract's termination clause, and it requires the application of well-established contract principles. The analysis in such a case starts with the terms of the contract. The termination clause in this case contains a highly unusual and crucial provision: it states that the employee "shall not be discharged during the term of this contract, without good and sufficient cause, which shall be determined by the [employer]." What is unusual, of course, is that the contract explicitly and by agreement leaves the…