Burgess v. Decatur Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'n, 71993
| Decision Date | 08 April 1986 |
| Docket Number | No. 71993,71993 |
| Citation | 178 Ga.App. 787,345 S.E.2d 45 |
| Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
| Parties | BURGESS v. DECATUR FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION. |
Harold D. Corlew, Atlanta, for appellant.
F. Kytle Frye III, Atlanta, for appellee.
Barbara D. Burgess brought this wrongful discharge action against her former employer, Decatur Federal Savings and Loan Association (DFS). The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of DFS and Burgess appeals.
Appellant contends the trial court erred by granting summary judgment in favor of appellee because questions of fact remain as to her claim of breach of her employment contract with appellee. Appellant had worked for appellee for nine years as a secretary/accountant when she was fired for insubordination. Appellant argues that appellee's stated reason for her termination, that appellant had taken an unauthorized absence from her job, was false, and that appellee's Employee Benefits and Policies manual ("manual") constituted a binding contract between the parties such that appellant became subject to termination only as outlined in the manual.
Ga. Ports Auth. v. Rogers, 173 Ga.App. 538, 539(1), 327 S.E.2d 511 (1985). The trial court did not err in granting summary judgment against appellant. Id.; Miles v. Bibb Co., 177 Ga.App. 364(1), 339 S.E.2d 316 (1985); Anderberg v. Ga. Elec. &c. Corp., 175 Ga.App. 14, 15(1), 332 S.E.2d 326 (1985).
Judgment affirmed.
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