1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.C.
  4. 335 S.C.
  5. 335 S.C. 222 (1999)
 

STILES v. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INS. CO.

No. 24945.

335 S.C. 222 (1999)

516 S.E.2d 449

C. Kenneth STILES, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided May 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert W. Louthian, Sr. and Deborah R.J. Shupe, both of Louthian & Louthian, of Columbia, for Plaintiff.

Leigh M. Nason, Scott T. Justice, and Janis W. Johnson, all of Haynsworth Baldwin Johnson & Greaves, of Columbia, for Defendant.

FINNEY, Chief Justice:

This Court accepted the following question certified by the U.S. District Court:

May an employee who is employed under an employment contract which provides that either party may terminate the agreement "for any reason" with 30-days' notice—i.e., an at-will contract with a notice provision—maintain a tort action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy under Ludwick v. This Minute of Carolina, Inc.?...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases