Hurst v. Nichols Research Corp.

The plaintiff, Noah Jerome Hurst, appeals from a summary judgment for the defendants, Nichols Research Corporation ("the corporation") and its chief executive officer, Chris Horgen, in this action seeking damages for breach of contract and fraud. We affirm.

The material facts in this case are undisputed. In the fall of 1983, Hurst, a mechanical engineer, entered into employment negotiations with Horgen for a management position with the corporation, a Huntsville-based company that provides advanced technical services to various government agencies. Those negotiations focused primarily on the…