Taylor v. Greenway Restaurant, Inc.
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- Nolting v. National Capital Group, Inc. (D.C. 1993)
- Adams v. George W. Cochran & Co., Inc. (D.C. 1991)
- Sydney O. Hall v. Claude A. Ford (D.C. Cir. 1988)
- Buttell v. American Podiatric Medical Ass'n (District Court, District of Columbia 1988)
- Uriarte v. Perez-Molina (District Court, District of Columbia 1977)
- Coleman v. District of Columbia (District Court, District of Columbia 2011)
- Daisley v. Riggs Bank, N.A. (District Court, District of Columbia 2005)
- Riggs v. Home Builders Institute (District Court, District of Columbia 2002)
- Dale v. Thomason (District Court, District of Columbia 1997)
- Nickens v. Labor Agency of Metropolitan Washington (D.C. 1991)
- INTERN. CITY MGT. ASS'N RET. CORP. v. Watkins (District Court, District of Columbia 1989)
- International City Management Ass'n Retirement Corp. v. Watkins (District Court, District of Columbia 1989)
- Wemhoff v. Investors Management Corp. of America (D.C. 1987)
- Smith v. Chamber of Commerce of United States (District Court, District of Columbia 1986)
- Newman v. Legal Services Corp. (District Court, District of Columbia 1986)
- Parker v. National Corp. for Housing Partnerships (District Court, District of Columbia 1985)
- Sullivan v. Heritage Foundation (D.C. 1979)
- Giardina v. Farms Co. (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1975)
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Opinion
Appellant Taylor was employed by appellee Greenway Restaurant as bartender and night manager at a salary of $100 a week. After working for several weeks he was discharged and paid in full for the time he worked. He then brought this action for $100 as “salary due in lieu of one week’s notice of discharge.” From an adverse judgment he appeals.
Appellant’s theory appears to be that because he was hired at a weekly wage, he could not be legally discharged without a week’s notice and that in the absence of such notice he was entitled to an additional week’s salary. Appellant’s employment was for no definite period and was subject to-termination at the will of either party. Pfeffer v. Ernst, D.C.Mun.App., 82 A.2d 763. Except when specifically so provided, by agreement or by statute, neither employer nor employee is entitled to notice of termination. Furthermore, the trial court found that Taylor’s employment was conditioned upon his services proving to be satisfactory and that they proved to be unsatisfactory. We see no basis for disturbing the judgment.
Affirmed.
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