United States Tenth Circuit

In an action for breach of contract and promissory estoppel based on alleged breaches of an employment agreement, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) common law contract principles allowed for the formation of contracts without the signatures of the parties bound by them, and thus the written agreement making plaintiff an at-will employee bound defendant; and 2) because plaintiff could not show that he provided special consideration to defendant in exchange for defendant's alleged promise to provide permanent employment, no enforceable contract providing for anything other than employment at will existed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2010
• Published 10/20/2010

Judges

• David M. Ebel

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John R. Olsen, Daniel E. Friesen