Travis v. Knob Creek, Inc.

MITCHELL, Justice.

The sole issue before us is whether the trial court erred in permitting the jury to find that the plaintiffs general release of prior and existing claims against the defendants relieved them of their obligation to provide the plaintiff employment according to the terms of an employment contract. We conclude that the trial court erred. Accordingly, we reverse the Court of Appeals’ decision, which found no error in the judgment of the trial court.

Evidence at trial tended to show that the plaintiff, Charles J. Travis, was an employee as well as a stockholder and officer of Knob…