MAGNAN v. ANACONDA INDUSTRIES, INC.

(12132)

193 Conn. 558 (1984)

GEORGE J. MAGNAN, JR. v. ANACONDA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Fitzgerald, for the appellant (defendant).

Gerald P. Dwyer, with whom, on the brief, was Kevin T. Gormley, for the appellee (plaintiff).

PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY, SHEA and GRILLO, JS.


SHEA, J.

The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether an employee, hired under a contract of indefinite duration, can maintain a cause of action in contract for breach of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing based wholly upon a discharge without just cause. Our conclusion is that he cannot.

The plaintiff, George Magnan, brought suit against his former employer of thirteen years, The Anaconda Company (hereinafter Anaconda), alleging...

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