Legal Opinion
Brehany v. Nordstrom, Inc.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided May 16, 1991No. 20590PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Justice:
Nordstrom, Inc., the defendant in the above consolidated cases, appeals a judgment for $285,000 in favor of Cathy Breha-ny, Dennis Knapp, and Barbara Knapp for wrongful termination of employment based on breach of an implied-in-law covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The plaintiffs cross-appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their claims for breach of contract and defamation.
I. FACTS
Nordstrom, a regional retail department store, employed plaintiffs Dennis Knapp, Barbara Knapp, and Cathy Brehany at its Crossroads Plaza store in Salt Lake City. Dennis Knapp was hired…
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