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Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
Facts
The Plaintiff, Catherine Wagenseller (the "Plaintiff"), was employed by the Defendant, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital (the "Defendant"), in March 1975. The Plaintiff was an "at-will" employee, meaning she was not hired with a specific contractual term. Throughout her employment with the Defendant, the Plaintiff was consistently promoted and received very good evaluations. The Plaintiff was terminated on November 1, 1979. In May of 1975, the Plaintiff went on a camping and rafting trip with her supervisor Kay Smith ("Ms. Smith") and various employees of other hospitals. The Plaintiff refused to participate with Ms. Smith and the others in certain activities on the trip, including heavy drinking, "grouping up" and "mooning". After the trip, the Plaintiff alleges that Ms. Smith began harassing her. Shortly thereafter, the Plaintiff was terminated. The Plaintiff appealed her dismissal to various of the Defendant's personnel, but her appeals were denied. The Plaintiff then brought suit against the Defendant and the Defendant moved for summary judgment. The Defendant argued that since the Plaintiff was an employee at will, she could be fired for cause, without causeor for "bad cause."
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