Legal Opinion
King v. Driscoll
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 1996PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
This case is here on appeal for the second time. See King v. Driscoll, 418 Mass. 576 (1994) (King I). King’s complaint contains four counts. Count I is directed solely at the defendant F.S. Payne Co. (Payne) and sets forth two theories of liability. King alleges that he, as employee, and Payne, as employer, were parties to a terminable at-will employment contract. One theory is that the contract as a matter of law included a covenant of good faith and fair dealing which Payne breached by terminating King’s employment. The other theory is that Payne’s termination of King’s employment violated…
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- King v. DriscollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
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