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BORSCHEL v. CITY OF PERRY

No. 93-208.

512 N.W.2d 565 (1994)

Charles E. BORSCHEL, Appellant, v. CITY OF PERRY, Glenn Theulen, Mayor, and Jim D. Smith, Chief of Police, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 23, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Roehrick and Cynthia M. Moisan, Roehrick, Hulting & Moisan, Des Moines, for appellant.

Brian L. Campbell and Barbara A. Hering, Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, CARTER, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

As a general rule an at-will employee may be discharged at any time, for any reason, or for no reason at all. French v. Foods, Inc., 495 N.W.2d 768, 769 (Iowa 1993). We have recognized two exceptions to this rule. First, where the discharge is in clear violation of a "well-recognized and defined public policy of this state." Id. at 770 (quoting Springer v. Weeks & Leo Co.,

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