Montgomery County Hospital District F/d/b/a Medical Center Hospital, Petitioner v. Valarie Brown, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that an employer's oral assurances that an employee will not be terminated without good cause do not modify the at‑will employment relationship absent a definite, unequivocal promise, and therefore reversed the Court of Appeals' summary‑judgment ruling for the employee. Justice Gonzalez concurred, agreeing with the judgment but arguing that such oral agreements, if enforceable, would be void under the Statute of Frauds.