Anselmo v. Manufacturers Life Insurance

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON ALL COUNTS

BARTLETT, District Judge.

Defendant, Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, has moved for summary judgment on all counts of plaintiff’s complaint. Defendant asserts that it is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law:

1) On plaintiff’s breach of contract for wrongful discharge claim (Count I) because a) plaintiff was an employee-at-will; and b) plaintiff’s asserted oral agreement for a definite term of employment violates Missouri’s statute of frauds, Mo.Rev.Stat. § 432.010 (1978);

2) On plaintiff’s prima facie tort claim…