Johnson v. George J. Ball, Inc.

Plaintiff, Kent Johnson, appeals the circuit court’s order dismissing his first amended complaint against defendant, George J. Ball, Inc., alleging breach of an oral employment contract and fraud. Plaintiff contends that the allegations of each count are sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleges that in December 1988 Anne Leventry-Jeffers, corporate projects manager for defendant, approached plaintiff about becoming the director of defendant’s training center. At the time, plaintiff and his wife were both employed in…