Fitzmaurice v. Van Vlaanderen MacHine Co.

This matter involves an alleged breach of contract for professional services. The plaintiff, Richard J.' Eitzmaurice, a business consultant specializing in marketing and sales, entered into an employment contract with the defendant, Van Vlaanderen Machine Company (hereafter defendant), a manufacturer of printing presses, to provide business diagnosis and interim management for one year at $52,000. The terms of the contract which were embodied in a letter from plaintiff to defendant contained the following provision:

* * * I have agreed to release you from this contract three months from this…