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· 8/29/1989

Sheets v. Knight

Citations

  • 779 P.2d 1000
  • 308 Or. 220

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that where an employer tells an employee to resign or be fired, a court can find the resignation to be a constructive discharge
  • holding that where an employer tells an employee to resign or be fired, a court can find the resignation to be a constructive discharge
  • recognizing that termination occurs when employer unconditionally orders employee to resign or be fired
  • recognizing that duty of good faith is imposed in the performance of every contract
  • stating analogous conclusion with respect to party’s reliance on implied duty of good faith and fair dealing as theory of recovery in connection with termination of at will employment contract
  • stating analogous conclusion with respect to party's reliance on implied duty of good faith and fair dealing as theory of recovery in connection with termination of at will employment contract

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Judges: Peterson, Linde, Carson, Jones, Van Hoomissen Fadeley

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