Brock v. Mutual Reports, Inc.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

This case presents a central question: whether appellee Mutual Reports, Inc. (Mutual) committed a breach of a one-year employment contract with appellant Paul H. Brock (Brock) when it removed him from his managerial responsibilities as vice president in charge of news operations for the Mutual Black Network and reassigned him, at the same salary, to a regular news shift.

After a non-jury trial, the court held that Brock had failed to prove that Mutual had committed a breach, and then denied Brock’s claim for lost salary and other compensation. Brock accordingly appeals…