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· 3/20/1996

McKenny v. John v. Carr & Son, Inc.

Citations

  • 922 F. Supp. 967
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5368
  • 1996 WL 192014

How courts have described this case

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  • noting mere expression of hope is not sufficiently definite to give rise to claim for promissory estoppel in employment context
  • “Vermont courts have consistently held that it is for a jury to determine whether a handbook has established contractual rights.”
  • “The theory of detrimental reliance applies when the promise comes first and induces the subsequent action in reliance.”

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