Smith v. Bates Technical College
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
991 P.2d 1135 (2000)
139 Wash.2d 793
Kelly SMITH, Petitioner,
v.
BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE; College District No. 28; William P. Mohler; Jon Thorpe; Deborah Emond; and Sally Cofchin, Respondents.
No. 67374-8.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued June 24, 1999.
Decided January 27, 2000.
Eric Hansen, Federal Way, for Petitioner.
Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Paul Triesch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Seattle, for Respondents.
SANDERS, J.
The question is whether the common law tort of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy extends to employees who may be terminated only for cause and, if so,…
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