Foote v. Simmonds Precision Products Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting “promissory estoppel may modify an at-will employment relationship and provide a remedy for wrongful discharge”
• stating promissory estoppel applies “if injustice can be avoided only by enforcement of the promise,” concluding there was sufficient evidence for jury to make finding of promissory estoppel, and upholding jury’s damage award in case where plaintiff had been wrongfully discharged
• defendant’s handbook stating that employment relationship could be terminated at any time did not defeat plaintiff’s claim of retaliatory discharge where employer promised not to retaliate for use of grievance procedure
• promissory estoppel may modify employment contract otherwise terminable at will
• adopting elements set out in Restatement (2d) of Contracts
• adopting elements in Restatement (Second) of Contracts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).