Read v. Willwoods Community

JUDE G. GRAVOIS, Judge.

| ¡.Defendant, Willwoods Community, appeals a judgment of the Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court in favor of plaintiff, Michael 0. Read, finding that defendant breached an oral employment contract having a five-year term and awarding plaintiff $510,328.75 in damages. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Willwoods is a private charitable foundation subject to the precepts of the Roman Catholic Church. It is uncontested in this case that Willwoods, like any private employer in Louisiana, is subject to Louisiana employment statutes and the…