GLEASON v. AVON PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 87-1554.

850 F.2d 413 (1988)

Dudley GLEASON, Appellant, v. AVON PRODUCTS, INC. and James Preston, President of Avon Division of Avon Products, Inc., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen G. Mirakian, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

W. Perry Brandt, Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, ROSS, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Dudley Gleason brought this diversity action against his longtime employer, Avon Products, claiming that he was forced to retire and thus was wrongfully discharged, and that promissory estoppel barred his termination. The district court, looking particularly to a letter agreement which Gleason signed and his acceptance of the substantial benefits set forth in the letter, granted Avon's motion for summary judgment, ruling that the parties...

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