BREHANY v. NORDSTROM, INC.

No. 20590.

812 P.2d 49 (1991)

Cathy BREHANY, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. NORDSTROM, INC., et al., Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee. Dennis KNAPP and Barbara Knapp, his wife, Plaintiffs, Appellees, and Cross-Appellants, v. NORDSTROM, INC., et al., Defendant, Appellant, and Cross-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Max D. Wheeler, Stephen J. Hill, Stanley J. Preston, Salt Lake City, for Nordstrom, Inc.

D. Gilbert Athay, Salt Lake City, for Brehany and the Knapps.


STEWART, Justice:

Nordstrom, Inc., the defendant in the above consolidated cases, appeals a judgment for $285,000 in favor of Cathy Brehany, Dennis Knapp, and Barbara Knapp for wrongful termination of employment based on breach of an implied-in-law covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The plaintiffs cross-appeal from the trial court's dismissal of their claims for breach of contract and defamation.

I. FACTS

Nordstrom, a regional retail department...

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