Harrison v. Fred S. James, P.A., Inc.

Before hiring Kenneth Harrison (plaintiff) to head its marketing department, executives at Fred S. James (James) (defendant), including Peterson (defendant), discussed his role in meetings that led Harrison to believe he would be employed for at least two years, though no definite term was ever explicitly agreed. When Harrison started work, he signed a Memorandum of Agreement stating his employment was at-will and containing an integration clause declaring the Memorandum superseded all prior agreements and understandings. Seven months later, James terminated Harrison, and he sued for wrongful discharge and breach of an oral two-year employment contract; the defendants moved for summary judgment.