Niehaus v. Cowles Business Media, Inc.

Opinion

The plaintiff, Thomas J. Niehaus, appeals from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, Cowles Business Media, Inc. The plaintiff claims that the trial court improperly concluded that there was no genuine issue of material fact after finding, as a matter of law, that a contract, pursuant to which the plaintiff participated in the sale to the defendant of the company that employed him, was clear and unambiguous on its face, and was not susceptible to more than one possible interpretation. We dismiss the appeal.

The following facts and procedural history are undisputed. In…