HUMMER v. EVANS

No. 21796.

923 P.2d 981 (1996)

129 Idaho 274

Joy D. HUMMER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Jerry L. EVANS, in his capacity as Superintendent of the Idaho Department of Education, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, February, 1996 Term.

Rehearing Denied October 10, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cosho, Humphrey, Greener & Welsh, Boise, for appellant Jerry Evans. Howard Humphrey argued.

Alan G. Lance, Attorney General; Kirby D. Nelson, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, for appellant Idaho Department of Education.

Skinner, Fawcett & Mauk, Boise, for respondent. William L. Mauk argued.


SCHROEDER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a Decision and Order entered after a court trial. The case concerns the termination of Joy Hummer, an employee of the Idaho Department of Education. The termination was based on a letter written by the employee to a judge related to the sentencing of a felon. The district court held that the termination violated public policy and awarded damages against Jerry Evans, a former State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Evans...

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