Legal Opinion
Pinizzotto v. Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 21, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-8138PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
In this case, the jury found that defendant breached plaintiffs oral employment contract. 1 The jury further found that plaintiff had proven the oral contract by a preponderance of the evidence, but not by clear evidence. 2
It is a well settled principle of Pennsylvania law that an employment contract with no specific term of duration is presumptively terminable at will by either party. E.g., Lubrecht v. Laurel Stripping Company, 387 Pa. 393, 396, 127 A.2d 687 (1966). Parties alleging that an employment contract has a definite duration have the burden…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Greene v. Oliver Realty, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
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