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Harrison v. Fred S. James, P.A., Inc.
Facts
Kenneth Harrison (Plaintiff) was previously employed as the head of the marketing department of Fred S. James, P.A., Inc. (Defendant), an insurance brokerage agency and consulting firm. Prior to hiring Plaintiff, Richard Peterson (Defendant), an executive vice-president for James, held several meetings with Plaintiff to discuss Plaintiff’s role at James. The parties never discussed a definite term of employment, but Plaintiff was led to believe he would be employed at least two years. An offer of employment was subsequently made to Plaintiff, and Plaintiff began working for James on April 7, 1980. On that day, Plaintiff signed a Memorandum of Agreement (Memorandum), which set forth the terms and conditions of Plaintiff’s employment. The Memorandum provided that the employment was to be at-will, and included an integration clause stating that the Memorandum superseded all prior agreements and understandings regarding Plaintiff’s employment. On November 25, 1980, seven months after Plaintiff began his employment, Plaintiff was terminated from his position. Plaintiff sued for wrongful discharge and breach of an oral contract for employment. Defendants brought a motion for summary judgment.
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