Legal Opinion
Suzanne J. Marcy v. Delta Airlines, a Georgia Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1999No. 97-35464PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must determine whether the Montana Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act (“WDEA”), Mont.Code Ann. §§ 39-2-901 et seq., provides a cause of action to an employee discharged by her employer for a reason based on mistaken facts, but where the employer exercised good faith in reaching its decision.
After a jury found that Delta Airlines wrongfully discharged Suzanne Marcy under the WDEA and the district court entered judgment for Marcy, Delta moved for judgment as a matter of law, or in the alternative, for a new trial, arguing that Marcy had failed to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Howard v. Conlin Furniture No. 2, Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1995
- Coughlin v. Tailhook Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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