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7 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1991–2015 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Guy v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.green2 sentences2014Co., 79 S.W.3d 528, 534-35 (Tenn. 2002) (“Tennessee has long adhered to the common law employment-at-will doctrine, which provides that an employment contract for an indefinite term is terminable at the will of either the employer or the employee for any cause or for no cause.”). 2009This created a danger to patient care in that it put me in a position to rely strictly on the availability of the ER physician to make those 4 The common law employment-at-will doctrine provides that “an employment contract for an indefinite term is terminable at the will of either the employee or the employer for any cause or for no cause.” Guy, supra. at 534-35 . | 3 | 4 |
Mason v. Seatongreen2 sentences2012Co., 79 S.W.3d 528, 535 (Tenn.2002); see also Mason v. Seaton, 942 S.W.2d 470, 474 (Tenn.1997) (“Employment-at-will is the fundamental principle controlling the relationship between employers and employees.... 2011Co., 79 S.W.3d 528, 535 (Tenn.2002); see also Mason v. Seaton, 942 S.W.2d 470, 474 (Tenn.1997) (“Employment-at-will is the fundamental principle controlling the relationship between employers and employees ... | 2 | 2 |
Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co.green1 sentence2014This statute creates a narrowly crafted exception to the long-established common law employment-at-will doctrine, which recognizes “the concomitant right of either the employer or the employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, without being guilty of a legal wrong.” Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co., 945 S.W.2d 714, 716 (Tenn. 1997) (citing Harney v. Meadowbrook Nursing Center, 784 S.W.2d 921, 922 (Tenn.1990); Watson v. Cleveland Chair Co., 789 S.W.2d 538 (Tenn.1989)). | 1 | 1 |
Harney v. Meadowbrook Nursing Centergreen1 sentence2014This statute creates a narrowly crafted exception to the long-established common law employment-at-will doctrine, which recognizes “the concomitant right of either the employer or the employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, without being guilty of a legal wrong.” Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co., 945 S.W.2d 714, 716 (Tenn. 1997) (citing Harney v. Meadowbrook Nursing Center, 784 S.W.2d 921, 922 (Tenn.1990); Watson v. Cleveland Chair Co., 789 S.W.2d 538 (Tenn.1989)). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Timmy Sykes v. Chattanooga Housing Authority
green
1 sentence2015It creates “a narrowly crafted exception to the long-established common law employment-at-will doctrine.” Sykes, 343 S.W.3d at 26 . | 1 | 2015–2015 |
Watson v. Cleveland Chair Co.
green
1 sentence2014This statute creates a narrowly crafted exception to the long-established common law employment-at-will doctrine, which recognizes “the concomitant right of either the employer or the employee to terminate the employment relationship at any time, for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, without being guilty of a legal wrong.” Stein v. Davidson Hotel Co., 945 S.W.2d 714, 716 (Tenn. 1997) (citing Harney v. Meadowbrook Nursing Center, 784 S.W.2d 921, 922 (Tenn.1990); Watson v. Cleveland Chair Co., 789 S.W.2d 538 (Tenn.1989)). | 1 | 2014–2014 |
Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co.
green
1 sentence1991The Supreme Court recognized a retaliatory discharge claim in Clanton v. Cain-Sloan Co., 677 S.W.2d 441 (Tenn.1984), where an employee had been terminated for filing a worker’s compensation claim. | 1 | 1991–1991 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.