Legal Opinion
Reid v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1986No. Nos. 84-1189, 84-1199, 83-1842 and 84-1511PublishedCited by 349 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Chief Judge.
These three appeals were argued separately, but have been consolidated for opinion since all require application of the same body of Michigan law. The three plaintiffs are former employees of Sears who were discharged without a showing of good cause. The plaintiffs brought separate suits in Michigan courts, claiming that their employment contracts with Sears, though for indefinite terms, required Sears to show good cause before they could be discharged. All relied on the seminal decision of the Supreme Court of Michigan in Toussaint v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan,…
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