ANDERSON v. DOUGLAS & LOMASON CO.

No. 94-615.

540 N.W.2d 277 (1995)

Terry ANDERSON, Appellant, v. DOUGLAS & LOMASON COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Maher of Marks & Clare, Omaha, Nebraska, for appellant.

Helen C. Adams, Russell L. Samson, and David S. Steward of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.


TERNUS, Justice.

Defendant, Douglas & Lomason Company (DLC), discharged plaintiff, Terry Anderson, for taking a box of pencils. Anderson responded with a breach-of-contract action claiming DLC failed to follow progressive discipline policies contained in the employee handbook. The district court granted DLC's motion for summary judgment, which argued, in part, that the handbook did not constitute a contract. Anderson appealed.

Although we conclude progressive...

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