Houghton v. Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corp.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a declaratory relief action declaring that the defendant-employer is not obligated to pay the plaintiff-employee $20,000. The ease is concerned with the meaning of paragraph 7 in a letter contract of employment drawn by the employer and accepted in writing by the employee which letter confirmed a previous oral agreement between the parties.

This paragraph read as follows: “7. In the event the company decides to discontinue the plastic [sic] division, you will be guaranteed one year’s basic salary in advance at. time of termination. ’ ’ The basic salary was…