TACKET v. DELCO REMY, A DIV. OF GMC

No. 91-1307.

959 F.2d 650 (1992)

Thomas J. TACKET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DELCO REMY, A DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank B. Harshey (argued), Merriman & Harshey, Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

Herbert C. Snyder, Jr. (argued), Richard P. Steele, Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and ENGEL, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Thomas J. Tacket sued his employer, the Delco Remy division of General Motors (General Motors), for wrongful discharge in breach of his employment contract. The district court held that, as a matter of Indiana law, Mr. Tacket's filing and prosecution of a defamation suit against General Motors was just cause for dismissal, and it granted summary judgment to General Motors. Mr. Tacket now appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment...

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