Wrongful Discharge
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Q.: Worth H. Percivil, a mechanical engineer, was first
employed by General Motors in 1947 and remained in their employment until he
was discharged in 1973. At the time his employment was terminated, Percivil was
head of GM’s Mechanical Development Department. Percivil sued GM for wrongful
discharge. He contends that he was discharged as a result of a conspiracy among
his fellow executives to force him out of his employment because of his age,
because he had legitimately complained about certain deceptive practices of GM,
because he had refused to give the government false information although urged
to do so by his superiors, and because he had, on the contrary, undertaken to
correct certain alleged misrepresentations made to the government. General
Motors claims that Percivil’s employment was terminable at the will of GM for
any reason and with or without cause, provided that the discharge was not
prohibited by statute. Has Percivil been wrongly discharged? Why?
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