BYRNE v. COURTESY FORD, INC.

No. 25583-9-II.

32 P.3d 307 (2001)

Kenneth G. BYRNE, Respondent, v. COURTESY FORD, INC., a Washington corporation, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James William Allen, Nece & Allen L.l.p., Poulsbo, James Ralph Dickens, Miller Nash Wiener Hager & Carlsen, Seattle, for Appellant.

Charles Kenneth Wiggins, Kenneth Wendell Masters, Wiggins Law Office, Bainbridge Is., Anne-Marie E. Sargent, Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, David Elliot Breskin, Short Cressman & Burgess, Seattle, for Respondent.


QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.

Courtesy Ford, Inc. fired Kenneth Byrne because he refused to give Courtesy Ford's owner a television set he won one night at an auto auction where he was purchasing cars for the company. Byrne sued Courtesy Ford in Kitsap County Superior Court for wrongful termination, breach of contract, violation of public policy, and retaliation.1 The jury found no contract but found the television was "wages" and consequently,...

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