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FARNUM v. BRATTLEBORO RETREAT, INC.

No. 94-102.

671 A.2d 1249 (1995)

Richard R. FARNUM, Jr. v. BRATTLEBORO RETREAT, INC.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Denied December 22, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert G. Ogden, Jr., of Harlow Liccardi & Crawford, P.C., Rutland, for plaintiff-appellee.

David A. Gibson, Brattleboro, June K. Mills, Guilford (on the brief) and Richard T. Cassidy of Hoff, Curtis, Pacht, Cassidy and Frame, P.C., Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ., and SKOGLUND, District Judge, Specially Assigned.

ALLEN, Chief Justice.

Defendant Brattleboro Retreat, Inc. appeals a jury verdict awarding plaintiff Richard Farnum, Jr. damages for wrongful discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and quantum meruit. The Retreat argues that (1) as a matter of law, the Retreat's employee handbooks did not create an implied employment contract obliging the Retreat either to follow certain progressive disciplinary steps or to fire plaintiff only for serious misconduct...

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