Robison v. McLeod & Co.

By Judge Clifford R. Weckstein

For reasons that follow, the court overrules the defendant’s special plea and motion for sanctions.

The plaintiff, W. Churchill Robison, sued defendant McLeod & Company, seeking damages for breach of a 36-month employment contract. McLeod, in a special plea, asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis that no enforceable contract exists. The parties have stipulated that, in ruling on the special plea, the court could consider and accept as accurate and authentic documents appended to the briefs of counsel.

“A plea in bar is a defensive pleading that reduces…