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· 5/8/1886

In re Sah Quah

Citations

  • 1 Alaska Fed. 136
  • 31 F. 327
  • 1886 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 227

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  • holding that, under New York law, employment is at-will unless the duration of an employment contract is set forth explicitly
  • 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.
  • 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

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Judges: Dawson

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