YARTZOFF v. DEMOCRAT-HERALD PUB. CO., INC.


576 P.2d 356 (1978)

281 Or. 651

Elizabeth YARTZOFF, Appellant, v. THE DEMOCRAT-HERALD PUBLISHING CO., Inc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department 2.

Decided March 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Morray, Corvallis, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

James C. Goode, of Goode, Goode, Decker & Beckham, P.C., Albany, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before DENECKE, C.J., TONGUE and LINDE, JJ., and THORNTON, J. Pro Tem.


TONGUE, Justice.

This is an action by an employee against her employer for damages for wrongful discharge. Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendant. We reverse.

Plaintiff's second amended complaint alleged that on January 24, 1976, she was hired by defendant as a proofreader; that the terms of her employment were set forth in a letter from defendant's production manager, dated January 26, 1976, and in a "handbook for new employees" delivered...

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