Legal Opinion
Howard B. Pashman v. Chemtex, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 17, 1987No. 1265, Docket 87-7240PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a grant of summary judgment against plaintiff Howard Pash-man requires us to assess the meaning of “pretax profits”, as used in Pashman’s employment agreement with defendant Chem-tex, Inc., 664 F.Supp. 701. This agreement called for Pashman to receive a “participation of ten [10] percent of the pretax profits on all sales made by” him. Because the meaning of this contract is clear, and as applied to the sale at issue entitled Pash-man to no more, and perhaps less, than he has already received, we agree with the district court that Pashman raises…
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