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· 2/16/1982

Burlington Northern, Inc. v. Hughes Bros., Inc., a Corporation

Citations

  • 671 F.2d 279
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 21803
  • 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 32,450
  • 29 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1467

How courts have described this case

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  • considering the same factors but couching the analysis in terms of reasonableness and good faith
  • “without discussion, (some) courts import the tort law concept of acquiescence into a set of contractual duties”
  • “Other courts read the term negligence to mean common law negligence.”

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Judges: Lay, Henley, Arnold

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