Montgomery Ward & Company v. Reich

In 1952, Reich, defendant in error, to whom we will refer as defendant, had been in the employ of Montgomery Ward & Company, plaintiff in error, for more than sixteen years with the undisputed reputation of faithful, industrious and loyal service; seven years of that period he was manager of plaintiff’s store in Sterling, Colorado. He voluntarily resigned on September 15, 1952 to engage in business for himself. His employment as manager was under unnegotiated contracts each year, which were on printed forms prepared by plaintiff company and submitted to the various store managers for their…