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Thomas L. SCHARFFE v. Betty L. PERKINS, et vir.
Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Denied.
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Opinion
484 U.S. 853 · Supreme Court of the United States · Oct 5, 1987
D. New Jersey · Dec 20, 2006
Sixth Circuit · Jun 30, 2004
N.D. New York · Jan 11, 2002
N.D. Texas · Nov 28, 2000
W.D. Kentucky · Feb 17, 2000
Sixth Circuit · Jun 3, 1998
W.D. Kentucky · Jan 15, 1998
N.D. New York · Nov 17, 1997
First Circuit · Oct 3, 1997
Parentheticals
holding that, under New York law, employment is at-will unless the duration of an employment contract is set forth explicitly
reiterating that law of the case doctrine dictates a general practice of refusing to reopen issues in cases that have already been decided
Affirming summary judgment for employer, Court rejected plaintiff appellant’s argument that an implied contractual limitation restricted employer’s right to discharge her at will.
Townsend v. Harrison Radiator Division, General Motors Corp.
defining a willful act as a “deliberate and intentional act which necessarily leads to injury”
affirming summary judgment for defendant because letters to plaintiff containing a reference to “permanent appointment," coupled with a statement that plaintiff would serve “at the pleasure of the supervisor," did not restrict employer’s right to terminate at will
in medical malpractice situation, the court, following In re Franklin, infra, ruled that willful means a deliberate or intentional act that necessarily produces harm; malicious means without just cause or excuse