Kraatz v. Heritage Imports

AMENDED OPINION

JACKSON, Presiding Judge:

BACKGROUND

¶ 1 This appeal originates from an employment contract signed by Appellant William Kraatz and Appellee Heritage Imports (Heritage) in May 1990. 1 Heritage hired Kraatz as its manager, and the contract provided an employment term of five years. Twenty-seven months later, Heritage terminated Kraatz and their contract. Kraatz filed suit for wrongful termination in January 1993, seeking $3,507,980, plus interest, in direct (general) and consequential (special) damages. A four-day trial ensued in August 1996. Later in 1996, the trial court ruled…