Cave Hill Corp. v. Hiers

SENIOR JUSTICE COMPTON

delivered the opinion of the Court.

These two appeals arise from a single action for damages alleging breach of an employment contract. The central question is whether the trial court erred in refusing to rule that the contract was clear and unambiguous, and in submitting to a jury the interpretation of the agreement.

To set the stage, relevant facts, mostly undisputed, that furnish the background and details of this controversy must be reviewed. In 1993, plaintiff Phillip T. “Chuck” Hiers commenced work as a sales person for defendant Cave Hill Corporation in its…