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KNUDSEN v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

No. C5-88-2070.

437 N.W.2d 733 (1989)

Craig A. KNUDSEN, Appellant, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted June 9, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Lucas, Harvey, Thorfinnson & Scoggin, Eden Prairie, for appellant.

Dorian K. Samskar, Northwest Airlines, Inc., Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by HUSPENI, P.J., and CRIPPEN and IRVINE, JJ.

OPINION

L.J. IRVINE, Acting Judge.

Appellant was fired by respondent before appellant could exercise a stock option. The trial court granted summary judgment on the grounds that appellant was an at-will employee, and his discharge could be for any reason. We reverse and remand for trial.

FACTS

The facts are not in dispute. Knudsen was an employee of Republic Airlines, and in 1985 he signed a stock option agreement to buy a certain amount...

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