Lincoln v. Wackenhut Corp.

TAYLOR, Justice.

A terminated security officer filed this action seeking damages from her former employer for breach of contract and tortious conduct. The security officer claims her former employer breached an implied in fact contract of employment by terminating her without following disciplinary procedures contained in an employee handbook. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the former employer.

We affirm.

I. ISSUES

Appellant frames two issues:

A. SUMMARY JUDGMENT QUESTION

Did the trial court err in granting summary judgment by failure to apply the correct standards for…