Legal Opinion

James v. TACO John's Int'l, Inc.

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 22, 2018No. S-17-0339PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOOMGAARDEN, Justice.

*575[¶1] Dan B. James and Shawn L. Eby appeal from the district court's order granting summary judgment, which found Taco John's International, Inc. (TJI) properly terminated the two corporate executives for violating their employment agreements. We affirm.

ISSUES

[¶2] We condense, rephrase, and reorganize the issues on appeal as follows:1

I. Is TJI entitled to summary judgment because the employment agreements unambiguously prohibited Mr. James and Mr. Eby from forming a new company and seeking other franchise opportunities while employed by TJI?

a. Are the employment agreements…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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