Question juridique clé
Whether the 31 March 2001 dismissal by the treasurer was valid despite his lack of authority and possible later ratification.
Solution extraite
The dismissal could not take effect against the employee because he immediately doubted its validity; any later ratification could not cure that uncertainty.
Motifs extraits
A dismissal must be clear and come from an authorized person. If the employee from the outset suspects a defective dismissal, he is placed in an unacceptable state of uncertainty. Later ratification cannot retroactively eliminate that uncertainty and cannot transform the defective notice into a valid dismissal, absent a new clear termination declaration by an authorized person.