Legal Opinion
Kernz v. J. L. French Corp.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 12, 2003No. 02-1291PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLundsten, J.
¶ 1. This appeal involves an employment contract dispute. Employee James Kernz negotiated a three-year contract with J. L. French Corporation that required the company to pay Kernz's salary and benefits for the remainder of the contract term if the company terminated Kernz without "just cause." Nine months into the contract, French Corporation terminated Kernz and Kernz sued for breach of contract, alleging he was terminated without "just cause." Kernz sought more than $260,000 under the contract damages clause. French Corporation countered that Kernz was terminated for "just cause" and…
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