NORDLING v. NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

Nos. C7-90-1499, CX-90-1500.

478 N.W.2d 498 (1991)

Gale K. NORDLING, petitioner, Appellant, v. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Kaster, Nichols, Kaster & Anderson, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Robert R. Reinhart, Melissa Raphan, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly, Minneapolis, for respondents.

Douglas A. Hedin, Andrea F. Rubenstein, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae MN Chapter National Employment Lawyers Ass'n.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


SIMONETT, Justice.

In this case we decide that an employee who is in-house attorney for his corporate employer is not, by reason of the attorney-client relationship, precluded from making a claim against the employer for wrongful discharge. We conclude, also, that plaintiff's claim for tortious interference be returned to the trial court for further consideration.

Plaintiff-appellant Gale K. Nordling began working for defendant-respondent Northern States Power...

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