Goldfarb v. Solimine

OSTRER, J.A.D.

*26This appeal arises out of defendant's broken promise to hire plaintiff to manage a portion of defendant's assets and those of his brother and father. Defendant and plaintiff agreed that plaintiff would receive a salary plus a percentage of investment gains. In reliance on that promise, but before receiving a confirming writing, plaintiff quit his job with an investment firm. Then, defendant reneged. After several months, plaintiff found another job. For the first year at his new employment, he earned less than the $ 250,000 annual base salary at the promised job, and he…