Tucker v. Zapata Industries, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HUNTER, Judge:
Appellant, Tucker, appeals from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to Appellee, Zapata. Tucker is a former Employee of Zapata.
FACTS
Zapata submitted a written offer of employment, which Tucker accepted on July 24, 1989. 1 Tucker, an Australian citizen, resigned from his employment in Montreal, and moved to Muskogee to accept Zapata’s offer. Zapata fired Tucker in June 1990. Tucker then sued Zapata for breach of contract, claiming that Zapata -had promised him a term of employment of at least three years.
Tucker claims that whether the parties agreed to a term…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mercury Investment Co. v. F.W. Woolworth Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Roxana Petroleum Co. v. RiceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Singh v. Cities Service Oil CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Young v. EatonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Breshears v. MooreCourt of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 1990
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