Swanson v. St. John's Lutheran Hospital

Swanson v. St. John's Lutheran Hospital, 182 Mont. 414, 497 P.2d 702 (1979), involved an employee who, when discharged, demanded a written statement of the reasons for her termination. The employer supplied the letter, setting forth the reason for her termination. Later, in its defense, the employer attempted to rely on additional reasons for the termination. The Montana Supreme Court interpreted the blacklisting statute above, which required a "'full, succinct, and complete'" statement to mean exactly what it says. Consequently, any additional reasons stated for the termination were irrelevant. Id., at 422, 597 P.2d at 706-07.