Edwards v. Times Mirror Co.

Plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment for defendants Publishers Paper Co. (Publishers) and Smurfit Newsprint Corp. (Smurfit) 1 on his claim for breach of an oral employment agreement for a “stay bonus” and additional severance pay. With respect to his claim for a “stay bonus,” the trial court concluded that, as a matter of law, a contract was never formed or that, if one had been formed, plaintiff had settled any claim that he might have had. On his claim for additional severance pay, the trial court held that there was no evidence of an agreement or that plaintiff was aware of a company…