· 5/8/1886
In re Sah Quah
Citations
- 1 Alaska Fed. 136
- 31 F. 327
- 1886 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 227
How courts have described this case
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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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