A Delaware state court granted summary judgment to the town of South Bethany Beach in part, and denied it in part, on a retired police officer’s claims of promissory estoppel and violation of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing after he was denied a retirement bonus he had expected. Separation bonus policy language in a personnel policy manual, the officer’s view that the manual’s language was to induce longer service, his rejection of offers from other police departments, and the need to avoid injustice create a genuine issue of material fact regarding promissory estoppel, the court held. ...

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