Legal Opinion

Little v. Federal Container Corporation

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 21, 1969PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMatherne, J.

The plaintiff employee sued the defendant employer for damages due to breach of a contract of employment.

The plaintiff by Declaration averred he was. hired for a twelve month period beginning April 11, 1968, and on November 9, 1968 he was discharged without cause or reason. Plaintiff sought as damages the amount of money he would have earned during the remainder of the twelve month period.

The defendant by plea denied it contracted as alleged or that it owed plaintiff any amount; and by amended plea denied it discharged plaintiff without cause or reason.

The lawsuit was heard by the Trial Judge…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Combs v. Standard Oil Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1933
  2. Jackson v. the Texas Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1929
  3. McCall v. OldenburgCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
  4. Barnes v. C. L. Gray & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1896

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Chism v. Mid-South Milling Co., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  2. Whittaker v. Care-More, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  3. Griffin v. EricksonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1982
  4. Rochester Capital Leasing Corp. v. McCrackenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. Michael Earl Dyer v. Intera Corporation Intera Company, Ltd. And Tennessee Venture, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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