Keveney v. Missouri Military Academy

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Missouri Military Academy (Employer) appeals from a judgment awarding Michael Keveney (Employee) $13,300 in damages for breach of an employment contract. This part of the judgment is affirmed. Employee appeals from the dismissal of his claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. This part of the judgment is reversed.

I. Background

Employee worked as a teacher pursuant to a written employment contract. The contract provided that Employer could ter- mínate Employee’s employment for cause. In October 2003, Employer terminated Employee for cause.

Employee…