443 So. 2d 924 - Johnson v. Gary’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"Alabama has followed the general rule which is that in a contract of employment `at will,' the contract means what it says, that it is at the will of either party. The employee can quit at will; the employer can terminate at will. Alabama Mills, Inc. v. Smith , 237 Ala. 296 , 186 So. 699 (1939). This is true whether the discharge by the employer was malicious or done for other improper reasons. Comerford v. International *Page 983 Harvester Co. , 235 Ala. 376 , 178 So. 894 (1938). This has been the Alabama law since the early years of this century. See Tennessee Coal, Iron and R. Co. v. Kelly , 163 Ala. 348 , 50 So. 1008 (1909), where this Court held: "`. . . If one does an act which is legal in itself and violates no right of another, the fact that this rightful act is done from bad motives or with bad intent toward the person so injured thereby does not give the latter a right of action against the former.'"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 454 So. 2d 982 - Reich v. Holiday Inn

2. “This case presents nothing to justify adoption of an exception to the longstanding rule of this jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Willis v. Ideal Basic Industries, Inc.