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McARN v. ALLIED BRUCE-TERMINIX CO., INC.

No. 90-CA-939.

626 So.2d 603 (1993)

James Garland McARN v. ALLIED BRUCE-TERMINIX COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Waide, Waide Law Office, Tupelo, for appellant.

Taylor B. Smith and Timothy M. Threadgill, Mitchell McNutt Threadgill Smith & Sams, Columbus, and Guy W. Mitchell, III, Mitchell McNutt Threadgill Smith & Sams, Tupelo, for appellee.

Before HAWKINS, C.J., and SULLIVAN and McRAE, JJ.

SULLIVAN, Justice, for the Court:

This case calls upon this Court to revisit our long-standing common law rule that the employment contract at will may be terminated by either party with or without justification.

James McArn, an employee at will, has sued his former employer, Allied Bruce-Terminix Company, Inc., for wrongful discharge. He asks this Court to create a narrow public policy exception to our long-standing employment at will rule.

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