Hammond v. City of Broken Bow

This is an appeal by the plaintiff, Marvin Hammond, from a judgment entered in his favor and against the defendant, City of Broken Bow, following a bench trial. The plaintiff originally sought damages in excess of $10,000 for back wages. The trial court awarded him damages in the amount of $818.80, setting off $97.50 in costs, as the judgment was less than the defendant’s earlier offer of judgment. Broken Bow does not cross-appeal.

A suit under an employment contract is an action at law, and this court will overturn factual findings of the trial court only if they are clearly wrong. Brown v.…