· 8/3/1988
Dean Patterson v. Stephen A. Portch
Citations
- 853 F.2d 1399
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 11108
- 1988 WL 82783
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating defendants' conduct was \more accurately characterized as discharging an employee over an employment dispute than as declaring the resignation of an employee who simply had abandoned his employment or not shown up for work\
- “[C]oerced resignation, . . . is treated in law as the equivalent of outright discharge[.]” (citing Parrett v. City of Connersville, 737 F.2d 690, 694 (7th Cir. 1984))
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Judges: Cummings, Cudahy, Posner
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