Cisco v. United Parcel Services, Inc.

CERCONE, Judge:

This appeal is taken from an order sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to appellant Joseph Cisco’s complaint in trespass. The trial court held that the criminal charges which were filed against Cisco provided his employer, United Parcel Service, appellee herein, with a plausible and legitimate reason for terminating his employment, and that no public policy was violated thereby. It, therefore, found that no cause of action was possible and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.

The averments of the complaint disclose that appellant, Joseph Cisco, was…