Legal Opinion
Barton v. New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 26, 1996No. A071127PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STRANKMAN, P. J.
We hold in this case that the statute of limitations for an action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy is the one-year period provided by Code of Civil Procedure section 340, subdivision (3).
*1204Factual and Procedural Background
On October 5, 1994, plaintiff Mark Terrance Barton filed a complaint against defendant New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., for breach of contract and an intentional tort, alleging wrongful termination. Defendant removed the action to federal court, on the ground plaintiff’s claims were preempted by federal law because they could be…
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