Legal Opinion
Oldenkott v. American Electric, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 8, 1971No. Civ. 10106PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COUGHLIN, Acting P. J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff $79,055.56 as damages for breach of a contract of employment.
Plaintiff was an inventor of fasteners which are a type of locking device to keep nuts intact on bolts; had obtained two patents on these fasteners; and also had filed a patent application respecting them, which was pending.
On December 29, 1967, defendant, by contract in writing, employed plaintiff as manager of its division known as Oldenkott Fasteners, at a salary of $2,500 per month, for the term of two years, which might be extended an additional…
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