Miller v. Dixon Industries Corp.

OPINION

WEISBERGER, Justice.

This case comes before us on appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court. The trial justice, sitting without a jury, awarded damages to the plaintiff as a result of Dixon Corporation’s breach of an employment contract. Both parties appeal. We affirm in part and reverse in part. The facts, insofar as pertinent to this appeal, are as follows.

The plaintiff, Robert Rulon Miller (Miller), bought Dixon Lubricating Saddle Company from his wife’s family in the early 1950s. Following this purchase, Miller became president of the company and changed its name to Dixon…